Top 14 Castles around Breitenbach am Herzberg

has something special, great location, very nicely situated in the park

The building belonging to the castle now houses the concert hall of the State Music Academy.

On the plot of land called "die Hall" there was originally a fortified farm belonging to the Lords of Schlitz. It was expanded in the 16th century and later became the permanent residence of the count's family. Friedrich Wilhelm Count of Schlitz, known as von Görtz, had the baroque castle built on the site between 1706 and 1712. The plans were drawn up by Louis Rémy de la Fosse. The castle burned down in 1755 and was soon repaired. Count Karl Heinrich had the mansard roof removed around 1800 and a mezzanine floor with a flatter hipped roof added, giving the castle its current classicist appearance. According to plans by Hugo von Ritgen, the master builder and then professor of civil engineering at the University of Giessen, a historicist extension was added to the west side of the central farm building in 1867. In 1954 the count's family donated the castle and its park to the town of Schlitz. It was prepared for use as a high school by reinforcing the ceilings, although the classicist stucco ceilings were destroyed in the process. The high school was located in the castle from 1956 to 1977. From 1978 to 2002 the castle stood empty. There was water damage and severe dry rot infestation. Gutted, renovated and rebuilt from 2001 to 2003, the castle now houses the Hesse State Music Academy.

Beautiful castle in the park

I have to correct my tip from 2022. The opening times in the beer garden at the Music Academy are only Friday to Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

As a slasher, I have to agree with Andreas Bikefan. However, if you want to eat something for lunch, it is worth taking the cycle path to Fulda via Pfordt and stopping there at the Landgasthof Porta (located directly on the cycle path) (https://landgasthof-porta.de/). Those who get lost here might still have the chance to get one of the guest rooms. If you want to refresh yourself the next morning in summer, you can cycle the 1000 m to the Pfordter See and swim a few lengths there or relax on one of the sunbathing lawns before the cycle path continues south/east/north/west. From here you can get almost anywhere via one of the many well-developed cycle paths.

Former youth hostel of Schlitz (inside with cross vault).

The Ottoburg is an early baroque castle that served as a youth hostel between 1955 and 1990. It was built in two phases and stands on the medieval town fortifications. Of the two corner towers flanking the NE part, the smaller one dates back to ancient times. The former city wall is still clearly visible in the basement of the building, and there is also a stone commemorative plaque in the basement, which names the year of construction (1653) and the builder (Otto Hartmann von Schlitz, member of the "Fruit-bearing Society"). However, the Ottoburg only got its present form in 1681 from Otto Hartmann's son, Philipp Friedrich von Schlitz and his wife, Juliane Elisabetha von Minnigerode, whose double coat of arms can be seen above the baroque portal of the main entrance. During the construction of the Ottoburg, old battlements were demolished and part of the moat was also filled in. In addition, some houses located on the city wall had to be demolished. This led to considerable tensions with the citizens, which also had to do with the city's justice and especially with the privileges that the citizens of the inner city were entitled to. After the Second World War, the Ottoburg served as an apartment for several displaced families. Today it is in private hands. Source: historic city tour of Schlitz, point 9