Uninhabited
CastleBaar - Unterbaar
Unterbaar Castle
Schloss Unterbaar is a three-story moated castle in Unterbaar, municipality of Baar, in the district of Aichach-Friedberg. As a Hofmark castle, it was the manorial seat of the Hofmark Unterbaar.
The core of the castle dates back to the 16th century. It was built by Michael Riederer (1473-1520) on a small island. The family sold the castle in 1563. A major renovation took place at the beginning of the 18th century by the brothers Franz Marquart and Franz Ludwig Schenck von Castell. Other castle owners included the noble families Moreau and Arco-Zinneberg. In 1916, the timber merchant family Himmelsbach from Freiburg im Breisgau acquired the area and redesigned the castle in the 1920s (including the facade). In 1928, Gustav Einstein from Augsburg bought the castle. When he fled from the Nazis, the property passed to Hans Emslander in 1933. After 1945, the castle was used as a retirement home for displaced persons from the eastern territories. After a long restitution process, the property returned to its rightful owner, Gustav Einstein, in 1956. His daughter, Else Spirak (née Sajovic) sold the castle in 1962 to the noble family Groß von Trockau.
Architectural Description+
Two upper floors rise above an unadorned plinth floor. In the 17th century, the castle was baroque-styled. Four polygonal bay windows round off the corners of the building. The windows are partly surrounded by baroque stucco frames. Shell-shaped decorations are still preserved on some windows on the first floor. The original gabled roof with stepped gables was probably converted into a hip roof about 100 years ago and covered with beaver tail tiles. The box windows were probably also installed at this time. The entrance portal is impressive, spanned by a segmental arch canopy, supported on both sides by ornate double columns. Above it is the coat of arms of the Himmelsbach family. It shows a sky with nine stars, which are said to represent the children of the family, and a stream.
The castle is in an extremely regrettable state. It is surrounded by an impenetrable thicket of shrubs and trees. A bridge, with a dilapidated iron railing, leads over the moat, which only exists here, to the "enchanted" castle.
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