Barock Castle Geisa

Fulda's Prince-Abbot Adalbert von Schleifras (1700–1714), whose coat of arms marks the entrance portal of the castle, had the new castle built on Geisa's Gangolfiberg next to the district court by master builder Johann Dientzenhofer. It served as a hunting lodge and summer residence for the Fulda prince-abbots and prince-bishops. After the secularization of theda region, the castle housed various public institutions such as the forestry office, the after-school care center, and more recently, parts of the primary school. Adjoining the castle building on the slope of the Gangolfiberg is the terraced castle garden (Funkengarten), which is bordered by the remarkably well-preserved city wall.