Schloss Duttenstein

Schloss Duttenstein is Renaissance hunting castle (German: "Jagdschloss") located near the village of Demmingen which is part of the town of Dischingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The first castle was built between 1200 and 1374, perhaps for the Graf von Oettingen. [ [http://www.burgeninventar.de/html/bw/HEID_big.html#831 (German) Castle Invertory of Kreis Heidenheim] ] The Renaissance style castle was built between 1564 and 1572 for the Fugger family.cite book | last = Dörr | title = Schwäbische Alb: Bergen, Schlösser, Ruinen | publisher = E. Schwend GmbH & Co. | year= 1988 | location = Schwäbisch-Hall, Germany | pages = 29 | isbn = 3-616-06727-8] It passed through several owners before the princely house of Thurn und Taxis acquired the castle. In 1817 the Prince of Thrun and Taxis donated 504 hectacres for a nature park. The nature park is today home to deer, wild pigs and about 50 other species. [ [http://www.zoo-infos.de/set.html?/zoos/704.html (German) ZooInfo.de website-limited English information] ] The park is open to the public during day light hours, but the castle is privately owned and is not open for visitors.

ee also

List of castles in Baden-Württemberg

External links

* [http://www.demmingen.de/ Village of Demmingen website (in German)]

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