Mespelbrunn Castle is considered one of the most beautiful castles in Germany. It is located on the picturesque shore of a small lake in the middle of a wooded area between Frankfurt and Würzburg, in the city of Mespelbrunn. Not far from the castle, which is erected between rows of magnificent trees, several elegant paths and routes for pedestrians are laid.
Mespelbrunn Castle, often mentioned in tourist guides, is popular with visitors. Especially in the warmer months, you can see whole crowds of visitors from around the world. The castle is a private property of the family of the counts Ingelheim. The family lives in the south wing, while the other wings and halls of the castle are open to the public. Near the castle parking lot there is a very good restaurant where you can sit and enjoy the views of Mespelbrunn.
Mespelbrunn Castle is one of the most visited in northern Bavaria. Located in a small, sheltered and picturesque valley, he managed to remain intact during the Thirty Years War and not suffer during the decade of the First and Second World War. Mespelbrunn Castle is one of the few castles in Germany, which practically did not manage to change its original shapes and sizes, including even the old part of the castle, which dates from the 13th century, and massive towers. Towers of the same height are decorated with pediments in the west.
The new owners eventually transformed the castle, making a Renaissance manor. They reconstructed using beautiful forms of the Renaissance. For these works, which took place between 1551 and 1569, Peter Echter and his wife are responsible. Peter also built a small castle building located between the tower and the chapel.
The northern and eastern wings of Mespelbrunn Castle are supported by massive stone columns. The pillars in the north are decorated with rosettes of typical Renaissance architecture with images of angels and masks. Some of the castle windows were painted by Countess Antoinette Ingelheim; most of them depict a family tree of graphs.
In 1957, the castle was used for filming the German comedy film Kurt Hoffmann (Kurt Hoffmann) 'Tavern in Spessart' ('Das Wirtshaus im Spessart'). In the 1970s, a whole series of German postage stamps dedicated to fortresses and castles appeared; one of the stamps depicted the castle of Mespelbrunn.
Currently, the castle's doors are open to visitors daily from 9 to 12 hours and from 13 to 17 hours. The main entrance to the castle is located on the left side of the south wing.
A source beats near the castle (by the way, which gave the name to the castle), therefore the water around the palace is flowing. It is not difficult to verify this: if you look closely at the dark water, you will see large schools of large, well-fed trout, which, as you know, lives only in clean running water.
Now the castle is surrounded by a small park. From the gates of the park you can take a walk up the hiking trail that leads to the family tomb of the castle owners, picturesquely standing on the side of the mountain. The chapel, located in the northwest corner of the castle, was built by the knight Hamann Echter, who also established a farm for the vicar to live on. Until recently, the vicar lived in the castle of Mespelbrunn and served the Holy Mass every day.
All the ceremonial rooms of the castle are small, chamber, cozy and completely unlike museum halls. Here and there things are “scattered”, fresh flowers in vases create an absolutely residential atmosphere. In addition, Mespelbrunn has never been a ceremonial residence, for all 600 years it has served exclusively as a summer country house.
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