SCHLOSS
EGGERSBERG - CASTLE HOTEL
Romantic Renaissance in the Altmuhltal
The
Schloss Eggersberg Castle Hotel near Reidenberg is a German Renaissance
crenellated residence
castle set in the low rolling hills of the Altmühl
Valley Park, the area known for its natural beauty around the Altmühl
River which flows into the Danube near Regensburg in north Bavaria. The
river cuts through chasms in the steeps hills of the Frankish Alb and
the lower valley was once a thick forest, though now a patchwork of farm
fields and thick woods. 
The castle as it now stands is the New Eggersberg
Castle, a residence castle built in 1604 by Wilhelm v. Eggersberg when
appointed a minister for Bavarian Elector Maximillian, which served as
a Hofburg Castle or courthouse until the 1850s. The original old castle
of Eggersberg in the dense forests had a long history in the valley as
a base for robber knights raiding the trade routes from Nuremberg to
Ingolstadt in the 13th and 14th centuries. The old castle suffered heavy
damage in the 30 Years War, parts of it's stone walls are still in the
woods on the grounds near the current structure of the late German Renaissance.
Hotel Schloss Eggersberg
The
hotel at the romantic and charming Schloss Eggersberg has 11 double
rooms
and suites upstairs
within the castle, cozy and evocative of an
old world life style. The suites are designed with individual theme flavorings,
chose from the Renaissance Suite, the germanic Electors Suite or French
provincial Louis XVI suite. All the rooms have views into the valley
green. The
restaurant at Schloss Eggersberg features a good earth cuisine of healthy
cooking based on old world influences in a style referred
to as “Culinaria Antiqua”, 
available in cozy nooks and wood
beamed dining rooms, or the more private wine cellar. The Castle Eggersberg
is popular for weddings and events and has a conference center
for large groups in the old barn. On the top floor of the attic is actually
a theater
where occasional touring or local performances are held. The German actor
Gert Fröbe from “Goldfinger" and “Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang” performed on its thick boards. Why not write that play
you've always wanted to and bring your own troop of family players to
put on a show? The hotel staff can arrange guided tours or area activities.
The
Castle Eggersberg offers a peaceful country setting in the natural
wild, a
private garden
and the nearby Main-Danube canal which connects
the two rivers across the European watershed divide. Old historic canal
locks still exist. The woods around the castle are the habitat for birds
and game. The rolling hills of the Altmuhltal was the upper reach of
the Roman Empire known as the Limes “limit”, with ancient
Roman and Celtic sites along the “Limes Road” (see German
Limes Route).
The park of the Altmühltal provides ample opportunities for nature
activities, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing on the river,
also with
easy reach are the medieval
towns of Regensburg, Ingolstadt with the Audi Factory Tour and the Bavarian
Military Museum (see Ingolstadt
Castle Army Museum) or Nuremberg and Rothenburg
ob der Tauber are a bit farther (see Medieval
Rothenburg). If you have kids,
a few kilometers away Schloss Rosenburg has a daily falconry show and
the factory museum of famous German Teddy Bear maker Steiff is also not
far (see Steiff
Factory Museum).
Since
1962 the castle has been owned by Dr. Robert Weigand, a founder of
the Bavarian State
Monument Council. A life-long collector, Dr. Weigand
established the Hofmark Museum within the castle with art and artifacts
of history and archeology, many found on or near the site. The hotel
of Schloss Eggersberg is managed by English speaking husband and wife
team, Renate and Michael Schwarz with a personal touch. Room rates including
breakfast, run from 85€ to 185€. The Schloss Eggersberg is
part of the Culture-Castles group of historic castle hotels in Germany
and the Netherlands, located about an hour by car north from Munich a
few country roads off the A9 autobahn. © Bargain
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