Schloss Reimlingen

Schloss Reimlingen stands in the village of Reimlingen in Schwaben. It began as a fortified manor house for the Teutonic Order in the late 16th century. The two-storey building with round towers and a stair turret was raised by one storey in the 18th century.

The castle’s history includes a role in the 1634 Battle of Nördlingen, when imperial troops made it their headquarters. On the walls hang 17th-century wooden panels listing senior officers from the imperial-Spanish and Bavarian armies. Later owners included Prince Ludwig zu Oettingen-Wallerstein, who lived here after losing his title through an unequal marriage.

Today the ground floor houses the village council with its mayor’s office and a civil registry room. The first floor, the ‘culture storey’, contains a hall with neobaroque ceiling frescoes and a balcony overlooking the entrance. Below ground, two barrel-vaulted cellars are linked by a passage, one fitted out as a wine cellar for events. A separate 18th-century stable block now serves as a small events room, while nearby pavilions and the park recall the prince’s 19th-century landscaping.