Castle Neuburg an der Kammel is located on the foot of a small hill, whose history goes back almost two and a half millennia. In the third century BC, the Celts used the south-facing river systems Günz, Mindel and Kammel to colonize the Alpine foothills. Here in this area, they constructed a place of worship, which was probably used over many, many decades.
After that, until about 1180, Neuburg was first re-mentioned in a document. Already at that time, the first appearance of a castle towered above the village, that was approximately half the size of today’s Property. In the first third of the 16th century, when the old castle complex was already abandoned and largely destroyed, the wealthy merchant Vöhlin bought this ruined castle complex, including land.
The Vöhlins had built their headquarters in Illertissen, about 30 km from Neuburg, and were extremely successful in their business, so they decided to buy the old castle Neuburg. Around the year 1562, the dilapidated Estate was handed over as a wedding present to Hans Christoph Vöhlin and his wife Veronica, nee von Freyberg. The young couple Completely restored the old property back from the core foundations of the castle tower and built the new castle in 1562-1567. This facility has survived, with very few changes, to date, making it one of the few fully preserved Renaissance properties in our area.
Quite a few architectural memories have been planned by the famous Renaissance architect Elias Holl. Elias Holl also built the magnificent town hall complex in Augsburg. He was persecuted because of his belief and was on the run. Out of gratitude for granting shelter, he created the plans for this beautiful castle tower. The next decisive event was the siege during the Thirty Years’ War, with the castle being burned and severely damaged. It took many decades before the house was rebuilt in the old style and could be used again. The final decline began after the end of the First World War and accelerated after the end of the Second World War, as the social upheavals no longer permitted an economically profitable use. According to documents, the palace complex served as a prison camp for officers between 1914 and 1918. After the Second World War, numerous owners followed, until 1998, the businessman Kai-Peter Baumann could acquire the plant from a bankrupt estate. Since then, the facility has been completely redeveloped room by room and made accessible to the public for events such as weddings, anniversaries, christenings, meetings and the like.
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