Burg Wittelsbach
Aichach, Germany
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Wittelsbach Castle near Aichach in Bavarian Swabia was first documented around 1000 and became the ancestral seat of the House of Wittelsbach after Count Otto IV of Scheyern moved there in 1119, transforming his family into the Counts Palatine of Wittelsbach—a dynasty that would later produce the Electors and Kings of Bavaria and Electors of the Palatinate. Local tradition held that the castle was destroyed in 1209 following Count Otto's murder of King Philip of Swabia, yet archaeological excavations conducted from 1978 to 1980 found no evidence of sudden destruction; instead, the walls appear to have been used as a quarry after abandonment. In the 15th century, the Gothic church Beatae Mariae Virginis was constructed on the former castle site, becoming the nucleus of Oberwittelsbach village. A monument was erected on the site in 1834 by the Wittelsbach family in memory of their former stronghold.
- Type
- castle, archaeological site
- Heritage
- architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
- Place
- Aichach, Germany
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