The remains of the Castle can be visited
RuinWangen im Allgäu
Praßberg Castle (Ruin)
The Praßberg ruin is a castle ruin above the Argen valley at 606.3 m above sea level near the hamlet of Beutelsau, part of the Deuchelried district of the city of Wangen im Allgäu in the Ravensburg district of Baden-Württemberg. The castle ruin is freely accessible at all times.
The hilltop castle was built in 1123 as "Brahsberc" by the Abbey of St. Gallen, and in 1167 the Lords of Praßberg, ministeriales of the Abbey of St. Gallen, are mentioned as owners. In 1313, Hartmann von Praßberg served Emperor Henry VII, after which he was in the service of the Italian city of Pisa.
The Praßbergers resided in the castle until 1397, when it fell to the Lords of Schellenberg. In 1411, Heinrich von Schellenberg sold the castle and its possessions to the Vogt Heinrich von Summerau zu Leupolz. Due to debt, it was forcibly sold in 1731 to the Barons of Westernach zu Kronburg, who, however, already resold it in 1749 to Count Joseph Franz von Waldburg-Wolfegg. During the 18th century, the palas was rebuilt; since 1800, the castle fell into disrepair.
In 1806, the castle then came to the Kingdom of Bavaria, which, however, ceded it to Württemberg in the same year. The castle was inhabited until 1835, and was then only a ruin since 1846, which was partially demolished. Since 1937, preservation measures have been taking place.
Legends+
The Castle Maiden of Praßberg
The legend says that in a wall opening of the keep of the Praßberg castle ruin, a maiden dressed in white used to appear even in broad daylight.
The castle maiden, who was promised to a knight from Ratzenried, fell in love with a handsome mill worker from the mill below the castle, attracted by his guitar playing, let herself be abducted by him and fled with him.
When the knight wanted to marry the maiden, a dispute arose with her father, the Knight of Praßberg, in which the castle maiden's father was stabbed to death. Since the maiden was responsible for her father's death, she had to haunt the tower from which she had escaped.
Description+
The castle featured a keep with an original height of 6 meters on a base area of 9.8 by 9.7 meters and a wall thickness of 3.3 meters on the ground floor. Up to half its height, it now consists of large, ashlar-hewn stones. Furthermore, there was a castle chapel, the Georgskapelle, a palas, and a zwinger.
The Georgskapelle was mentioned in 1414, survived the demolition of 1846, and was destroyed after 1970.
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