Ludwigsruhe Castle

Ludwigsruhe is a hamlet in Hohenlohe and a district of the city of Langenburg in Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg. Until 11 August 1761, the town was called Lindenbronn. Prince Louis then changed the name of the village to match the name of the Lustschloss he had built there.

The hamlet of Lindenbronn was acquired by the Hohenlohe-Langenburg family in 1556. In the years that followed, they created a 28-acre park to hunt. In 1750, the park was surrounded by a wall.

In 1736, Prince Louis began building a summer residence in the park. It was designed by Leopoldo Retti. Retti's original design was based on the early 18th century Parisian city architecture. Louis only built a simplified version. On the ground floor were some utility rooms, a garden room and a dining room. The first floor contained a large hall and three residential apartments. This is typical for a Lustschloss, a type of château which was also invented in France. In the façade of the Ludwigsruhe castle, we see a mix of architecture from the court at Ansbach, windows arranged like the palace in Ludwigsburg and "eared" window frames of unknown origin. Construction of the palace was completed in 1743.

In the 19th century, a diary farm was attached to the manor. The park and the palace have been privately owned since 1980, and can be rented for events.