Randegg Castle

Randegg Castle is a castle in Randegg, a district of Gottmadingen in the Baden-Württemberg district of Konstanz.

A first castle was probably built in the 12th century (or even earlier). It is even possible that a Roman fort was located at this site and the castle was built on its foundations. The castle was first mentioned in a document in 1214 and was the ancestral seat of the Lords of Randegg. Over time, the Lords of Randegg left their ancestral castle and settled in Schaffhausen. Well-known personalities of the family were Burkhard II von Randegg, Bishop of Konstanz, and the knight Johann von Randegg, who fell in the Battle of Sempach. The medieval castle was destroyed in the Swabian War in 1499.

A first castle was built from 1567 by Gebhart von Schellenberg. In 1638, the castle was occupied by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War, who set it on fire upon their departure on June 27, 1639. In 1728, the castle burned down again. In 1737, the lordship fell to the Augustinian Canons Regular of Beuron, and in 1755 to the Barons of Deuring. After several sales, the then owner Adolf Sheldon had the property renovated after 1899 and the knight's hall painted. In 1923, it was finally acquired by the doctor Dr. Hans Koch, whose descendants still own it today. From 1933 to 1936, the painter Otto Dix lived in the castle with his family.