Bachritterburg Kanzach

Over het museum

Until 1392 the castle of the Bachritter stood on the Schlösslesberg near Kanzach; they were a branch of the Lords of Pflummern, who held local lordship in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1392 the castle was burned down and never rebuilt. The idea of recreating such a castle of the lesser nobility was developed in 1998 by the archaeologist Karl Banghard, and the municipality of Kanzach took it up under Mayor Rudolf Obert.

Because there are no excavation findings from the original Kanzach castle, the excavated wooden residential tower of Eschelbronn in the Kraichgau served as the model; the medieval archaeologist Tilman Mittelstraß provided the scholarly direction for the reconstruction. The residential tower on its mound was built in 2000/2001 slightly east of the old motte, followed in 2003/2004, under the scholarly direction of Stefan Uhl, by the outer bailey with a combined house and stable, a granary, a horse stable and a castle garden. The complete complex was inaugurated on April 1, 2004. Construction was financed mostly by the EU's LEADER program, with contributions from the state and the municipality.

The rooms are furnished as if the lord of the castle, his family and servants might return at any moment; the furnishings are based on research by a Viennese institute for the study of material culture. Since its completion, living history groups have regularly brought the castle to life, demonstrating crafts, cooking and everyday life in the late Middle Ages. The Bachritterburg is part of the ArchäoPark Federsee network, and bookings are handled by the Federseemuseum.

Hoogtepunten

• Reconstructed wooden residential tower on a castle mound (motte)
• Outer bailey with a combined house and stable, granary, horse stable and castle garden
• Living history weekends with medieval crafts
• Children's tours with replicas to touch and try out
• Archery and crossbow shooting in group programs

Opgericht

2001

Beheerder

Gemeinde Kanzach

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission to all public events is by donation. Group programs plus admission: adult tour 60 minutes €80, or 90 minutes with archery €110 per group (up to 25 people); children's tour 60 minutes €60, or 90 minutes €80; school class tour 90 minutes €80; half-day project 3 hours €200 (20 students included, €8 for each additional person); children's birthday party 2.5 hours €130 (up to 12 children).

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

Family Sundays with a dedicated children's program, public tours explicitly suitable for families, children's tours with replicas to touch and the smells of a medieval kitchen, and children's birthday parties with medieval games, archery or crossbow shooting and coat-of-arms crafts.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

GPS address: Riedlinger Straße 12, 88422 Kanzach.

Service & horeca

• Restaurant

Castle tavern (Burgschänke) serving daily dishes, with no fixed opening hours (usually Sundays and during events).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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