Top 4 Castles around Ebershausen

A moated castle on dry land? Until the 16th century, the Kammel River flowed directly past this spot. Surrounded by a pond and marshy terrain, Hürben Castle once stood like an island. To prevent the building from sinking into the soft ground, it was built on massive wooden piles in the 15th century. The walls, which widen towards the bottom, also stabilize the structure. That the construction has stood since 1474 is truly remarkable. Today, the castle houses the Swabia District's advisory center for folk music.

Today, the Hürben Water Castle houses the Swabia District Folk Music Advisory Center. It also houses a gallery, open since 2018, showcasing artwork and exhibitions. The newly designed grounds at Hürben Water Castle were officially opened in 2019, with water from the new fountain system playing a key role.

Great church in Babenhausen in the middle of town

Not far from the Hürben moated castle is the Hürben Synagogue Square. The memorial commemorates the deportation and murder of 14 Krumbach Jews in 1942.

A reconstructed Roman tower very nice view

The Roman Catholic parish church[1] of St. Andreas is a baroque church in Babenhausen in Upper Swabia, Bavaria. The local parish appears for the first time in 1235. In 1315 Heinrich von Schönegg sold half of Babenhausen incl. Church ordinance to Konrad von Rottenstein In 1499, the Lords of Rechberg donated a perpetual Holy Mass on the altar of Our Lady. The choir and the tower substructure have been preserved from the late Gothic church of the 15th century. In 1538 Anton Fugger acquired the rule, which also included the right of patronage over the church in Babenhausen. The church was designated as the family's main church and burial place. In the 16th century a new nave was built and in 1562 the tower was raised by an octagon. After damage during the Thirty Years' War, repairs were carried out. From 1714 to 1717, Michael Stiller was commissioned to redesign the interior in the Baroque style. The sign was added in the middle of the 18th century. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andreas_(Babenhausen)

According to the inscription above the pointed arch gate, the patrician Hans Christoph Vöhlin and his wife Veronika von Freyberg had the castle built between 1562 and 1567. The old castle was demolished. During the Thirty Years' War the building suffered significant damage from fire. Around 1658 the ruined castle was rebuilt by Christoph von Vöhlin in the Renaissance style. The rooms were further modernized from 1720 to 1730. When the male line of the Vöhlin family died out, the daughters inherited the castle and lived there until 1816. The area subsequently fell to the Bavarian crown and was given to the baronial Aretin family, who owned it until 1984. After the sale by the Aretins, extensive renovation work was carried out. The palace complex has been used as a restaurant since 1998. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Neuburg_an_der_Kammel

Neuburg an der Kammel Castle is located elevated above the market town of Neuburg an der Kammel in the Günzburg district. Together with the parish church of St. Mariae Himmelfahrt, which stands on a lower plateau, the building complex, consisting of the three-story main building with a gable roof and crenellated tail gable, two-aisled chapel, gate tower and various utility buildings, determines the townscape. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Neuburg_an_der_Kammel