Zizenhausen Castle

Zizenhausen Castle, also known as Zizenhauser Schloss, is a castle in Zizenhausen, a district of the Baden-Württemberg town of Stockach in Germany.

In Zizenhausen, first mentioned in documents around the mid-15th century, a manorial seat was established towards the end of the 18th century. Until 1780, Zizenhausen consisted only of a farm, a mill, a brickworks, and an ironworks already established in 1697.

With the acquisition of the Zizenhausen farm in 1781 by the bailiff and district judge of the Further Austrian Landgraviate of Nellenburg, Carl Anton von Krafft, known as Krafft von Festenberg auf Frohnberg, the industrialization of the town began, coupled with a strong population increase. The new lord of the free dominion of Zizenhausen had the castle built starting in 1785.

Remaining in the possession of the von Krafft family until 1840, the manor of Zizenhausen was sold to Baron von Buol-Berenberg, who resided in the nearby dominion of Mühlingen. Although the land continued to be managed by the family, the castle was increasingly inhabited by its owners only during the summer months.