Inzlingen Castle (german: Wasserchloss Inzlingen), also Reichenstein Castle (''Schloss Reichenstein'') is a medieval castle surrounded by a moat situated in the village of

Inzlingen Inzlingen is a village in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. From the Fondation Beyeler, a famous art collection in Riehen in the canton Basel Stadt, Switzerland, the street Inzlingerstrasse goes uphill to Inz ...

. Inzlingen is located in the district of

Lörrach Lörrach () is a town in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including t ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, in the very south-west of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

just at the Swiss border line near

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

. The origins of the castle cannot be clearly dated. The first written evidence dated 1511some scholars think that it was already established at about 1470 – at this time already a possession of a relative of the barons Reich von Reichenstein. This noble family hold fiefdoms from the

Prince-Bishopric of Basel The Prince-Bishopric of Basel (german: Hochstift Basel, Fürstbistum Basel, Bistum Basel) was an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled from 1032 by prince-bishops with their seat at Basel, and from 1528 until 1792 at ...

, the

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and the

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. A Prince-bishop of Basel, six mayors of Basel and a principal of Basel University came from this noble family. In 1394 Margrave Rudolf III. enfeoffed Heinrich Reich von Reichenstein with the right for high justice regarding the village of Inzlingen and afterwards the family was in a position to acquire also a substantial landholding within this village and named themselves Lords of Inzlingen. A first major conversion of the castle dated 1563 to 1566. A copper engraving published 1625 shows the buildings at this time. Later (1674 to 1745) the buildings were converted to a Baroque style and in about 1750 a Baroque interior ( Stucco;

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;

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) followed. Since 1820 the castle was a domicile for a

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producing silk ribbons and afterwards it was used for a century as a farm house. In 1969 Inzlingen Castle was purchased by the municipality of Inzlingen and renovated thereafter. Since 1978 it functions as city hall of the municipality of Inzlingen. Furthermore, there is a luxury restaurant within the castle. In 1980 the

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issued a stamp showing an engraving of Inzlingen castle. Inzlingen Stich Meissner.jpg, Copper engraving 1625 Wasserschloss Inzlingen.jpg, Drawing 1901 Inzlingen - Wasserschloss2.jpg, Photo 2011 Aerial view - Inzlinger Wasserschloss2.jpg, Aerial view 2012

Bibliography

* Emil A. Erdin: ''Das Wasserschloss Inzlingen''. In: Nachrichten des Schweizerischen Burgenvereins, Band 51, Heft 5, 197
online, Retrieved Mai 1, 2013

External links

*
Website of EBIDAT - datebase of castles

References

{{Authority control Water castles in Germany