Pretlacksches Palace (Rimhorn)

The Pretlack Palace (occasionally also Hofhaus, as the former entire complex Rimhorner Hof) is a baroque manor house in Rimhorn, municipality of Lützelbach in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse. It was built in 1733 in a prominent location above the village by the Hessian-Darmstadt Lieutenant General Johann Rudolf Victor von Pretlack.

As the entire complex Rimhorner Hof, the building once comprised a larger garden and several outbuildings, which are now demolished or altered. Only the one-and-a-half-story manor house with a mansard roof remains. Due to its size, massive construction, and elevated position, the building dominates the Rimhorn village center. On the street side, there is a three-axis dormer, and the access in front of it is reached via a two-flight open staircase.

Just a few years ago, the Pretlack Palace was in a severely dilapidated condition. The renovation cost 1.15 million Euros, of which 825,000 were raised by the municipality of Lützelbach, which intends to use it in the future as a village community center. The renovation was funded with 225,000 Euros by the Hessian State Office for Monument Preservation.

During the renovation, when a suspended ceiling was removed, a stucco ceiling with strapwork and medallions came to light. The high-quality work is also matched by architectural paintings found on the walls. The formerly designed and now restored "Historical Room" is to be used as a wedding room in the future. Next to it, on the living floor, there is a hall with an area of 90 m². The cellar consists of larger vaults, which in earlier times had ground-level access due to the hillside location. In the attic, which achieves a considerable volume due to the mansard construction, there were most recently apartments.