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Schloss Haimhausen
Schloss Haimhausen is a '' Schloss'' in the Bavarian town of Haimhausen, Germany. History The site has been the location of a castle since at least 1281, when it was mentioned in written sources. This first castle was however destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and not rebuilt until 1660. At that time, a Baroque palace was built on the site, the core of the present structure. It was rebuilt from 1747 to 1750 in a Rococo style, and has remained largely unchanged since. During this time, the estate belonged to Count Sigmund von Haimhausen, an industrialist, politician and co-founder of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities who however died without heirs. After his death, the estate was sold to James Eduard Haniel. Descendants of Haniel still run a brewery located adjacent to the ''Schloss''. The park of the estate was transformed into an English landscape garden during the ownership of Haniel. In 1794 it was sold again. It remained a family home until the 1930s, when th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haimhausen
Haimhausen is a municipality located on the Amper River in the district of Dachau in Bavaria, Germany, about 20 Kilometers north of Munich. Geography Haimhausen borders directly on a marshy area called the Dachauer Moos. The landscape around Haimhausen has springs, oxbow lakes, mossy fields, forests, bogs, swamps, and wild grass meadows. Some of the natural areas are still ecologically valuable and are home to rare plants and animals. The following villages belong to the Haimhausen community: Amperpettenbach, Hörgenbach, Inhausen, Inhausermoos, Maisteig, Oberndorf, Ottershausen and Westerndorf. History According to local legend, Haimhausen was founded by three brothers: Heimo, Petto and Indo, (which form the placenames Haimhausen, Amperpettenbach and Inhausen), these three villages are near each other. Nevertheless, the area around Haimhausen may have been inhabited as far back as the Bronze Age. Haimhausen first appeared on a document in AD 772 as 'Heiminhusir'. It one time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
