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Schillingsfürst
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The small town Schillingsfürst, a state-approved resort, is located in the Swiss franc amount in the district Ansbach in Middle Franconia.

Map of Schillingsfürst

background

Schillingsfürst coat of arms

The first time in the year 1000 as Xillingesfirst called Schillingsfürst came in 1337 to the Count of Hohenlohe and remained under Hohenlohe rule until 1806, when it became a newly created kingdom Bavaria came. The founding of the new town on the ridge in 1757 led to the settlement of traveling people, which resulted in the penetration of many "Yenish" (Red Welsh) elements into the local language; The only condition for settlement was the Catholic denomination. The fighter regiment established in 1792 formed one of the bases of the later French Foreign Legion. The castle is still owned by the von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, who from 1894 to 1900 Chancellor of the German Empire. With the territorial reform in 1972, the place came from the disbanded district of Rothenburg ob der Tauber to the district of Ansbach.

getting there

By plane

The nearest airport is that Airport (Albrecht Dürer Airport) in Nuremberg (IATA code: NUE, ICAO code: EDDN). The Nuremberg S-Bahn takes you to Dombühl, but every two hours, and from there you can continue by bus or taxi.

By train

Schillingsfürst has had no rail connection since 1971. The next train station to which long-distance trains can travel is in Ansbach; he is every two hours from the intercity route Karlsruhe-Nuremberg served. Also from direction Wurzburg and augsburg/Munich there are connections to Ansbach. The train station is closer Dombühl, Terminus of the Nuremberg S-Bahn line 4, which runs here every two hours.

In the street

From the federal highway A7Wurzburg-Ulm becomes Schillingsfürst via the junction Symbol: AS 100 Wörnitz reached, from there a few kilometers to the northeast. From the federal highway A6 can be found at the junction Symbol: AS 49 Exit Feuchtwangen and then come directly to Schillingsfürst via Dombühl or Wörnitz. The federal highway B25 , the famous romantic street, is graduated north of the A6 to the country road.

  • Romantic Road Bus: The runs from April to October Romantic Road Bus from Frankfurt main station to Füssen and back and also goes to Schillingsfürst. The buses start at 8 a.m. at the terminus and arrive at the other end at 8 p.m.

By boat

No navigable waters lead to Schillingsfürst. The Chasing is suitable for water hiking, as well as the Tauber and the Altmühl.

By bicycle

The Schillingsfürst, popular with cyclists, is located on the Romantic Road cycle route.

mobility

The is responsible for the bus routes in the region VGN (Transport association for the greater Nuremberg area).

  • Line 818: Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Schillingsfürst.
  • Line 858: Dombühl (S-Bahn) - Schillingsfürst.

The center and the castle can easily be reached on foot.

There are two parking spaces between the former district court and the castle.

Tourist Attractions

Main courtyard of the palace
The illuminated castle
The Catholic Church Exaltation of the Cross
The water tower
The former district court (Ludwig Doerfler Museum)
  • The Schillingsfürst Castle, its construction according to drafts of the Darmstadt superstructure inspector Louis Remy de la Fosse Completed in 1750, lies on a mountain spur in a dominant position. Two wall graves demarcate it from the hinterland. The three-storey three-wing complex is grouped around a deep inner courtyard. Two sandstone lions flank the coat of arms of the Princes of Hohenlohe above the gable of the main building. The interior decoration, richly stuccoed with banding and figurative representations, is "of remarkable quality" (Dehio manual). The floor inlays in some rooms are from Carl Maximilian Mattern. The stairwells in the wings with forged railings have emperor reliefs on the walls. Stucco work by Gabriel Gabrieli and his brother Francesco. Also noteworthy is the ceiling painting, which shows the triumph of justice. Open in 2019 except Mondays from April 9th ​​to November 3rd. Guided tours at 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and by appointment. Entrance fees to the castle museum and hunting falconry (including the birds tour and the castle inner courtyard): EUR 8.50, pensioners EUR 7.50, children EUR 5.50. Castle tour alone EUR 5.00, pensioners EUR 4.50, children EUR 4.00. Address: Princely Administration Hohenlohe Schillingsfürst, Am Wall 14, 91583 Schillingsfürst.
  • The Courtyard garden was redesigned in the English style in the 19th century.
  • The former District Court is a stately hipped roof building that emerged from the redesign of the former Jesuit college, in the arched style from the first half of the 19th century (mostly dated around 1800). The north wing of the facade of the former court theater has also been preserved. Today museum.
  • The Gasthaus Adler (Am Markt 8) is a two-story building from the middle of the 17th century.
  • The catholic parish church exaltation of the cross was built after the re-Catholicization of the House of Hohenlohe from 1677 to 1683 and later expanded. It has a remarkable bronze epitaph for G. F. Kraft von Hohenlohe.
  • The Protestant parish church is a building from the years 1823 to 1825 in the type of the Ansbach margrave churches.
  • It was built in 1902 in the Wilhelmine lighthouse style Water tower.

activities

Museums

  • 1  Ludwig Doerfler Museum, Neue Gasse 1, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)98685847. In the classical former district court building. Exhibition of paintings by the Franconian landscape painter who came from Schillingsfürst and who also died there Ludwig Doerfler (1905-1992). Temporary exhibitions on the upper floor.Open: Wed - Sun 12:00 - 18:00.Price: 3.00 EUR, free under 15 years.
  • Brunnenhausmuseum, Brunnenhausweg 25, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)9868 5889. with historical ox treading system.Open: April 1 to October 31 by appointment on tel. 09868 222.Price: 4.00 EUR.
  • Museum of the French Foreign Legion[1]
  • 1  Falkenhof Schillingsfürst Palace, Am Wall 14, Schillingsfürst. Tel.: 49 (0) 9868 201. Flight demonstrations 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

outdoor pool

  • 2  Fischhaus outdoor pool, Fischhaus, Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)9868 1033. Natural pool at the edge of the forest.Open: from Pentecost to the beginning of September.Price: free entry.

shop

  • 1  NORMA, Fischhausweg 23b, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)911 23734733.
  • 2  EDEKA Bächner, Fischhausweg 6, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)9868 299.

kitchen

Am Wall 10 (today Schlosscafé)
  • 1  Castle café, Am Wall 10, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: 49 9868 7406. At the castle, with a panoramic terrace, quite cheap (roast pork with two dumplings and salad plate 2019 9.20 EUR).
  • 2  Gasthof Adler, Am Markt 8, 91583 Schillingsfürst,. Tel.: 49 9868 1411.
  • 3  Frankenhöhe restaurant, Rothenburger Strasse 1, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: 49 9868 9500.
  • 4  Lisztoria, Am Wall 6, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: 49 (0)9868 9595167. Pizzeria.

nightlife

in Schillingsfürst is not known. In Ansbach and in Rothenburg ob der Tauber there are some bars.

accommodation

Gasthof Adler
  • 1  campsite, Fischhaus 2, 91583 Schillingsfürst. At the natural pool on the road to Dombühl.
  • Flair Hotel Die Post, Rothenburger Strasse 1, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: 49 9868 9500. Price: Double room 105 EUR with breakfast.
  • Gasthof Adler, Am Markt 8, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: 49 9868 1411. Price: DR 88 EUR with breakfast.
  • 2  Guesthouse Gisela, Fischhaus 1, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: 49 9868 334. Close to the campsite and swimming pond.

health

Pharmacies

  • 1  Farm pharmacy, Hohenlohestraße 4, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)9868 256.

doctors

  • 2  Dr. med. Friedrich Schuhmacher Specialist in general medicine, Hessingweg 7, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)9858 236.
  • 3  Keßler Bernhard Specialist practice for general medicine, Emil-Helmschmidt-Str. 2 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)9868 9595870.

Practical advice

  • City of Schillingsfürst, Anton-Roth-Weg 9, 91583 Schillingsfürst. Tel.: (0)9868 9339700.
  • German Post AG, Frankenheimer Str. 10, 91583 Schillingsfürst.
  • Police: next police station in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
  • 3  Sparkasse Ansbach, Am Markt 4, 91583 Schillingsfürst. With ATM.
  • 4  VR-Bank Mittelfranken West eG - Schillingsfürst branch, Am Markt 1, Schillingsfürst. With ATM.
Brief information
surface27.5 km²
Phone code09868
Post Code91583
MarkAT
Time zoneUTC 1
Emergency call112 / 110
  • 1  AVIA gas station, Ansbacher Str. 1, 91583 Schillingsfürst (at the water tower). Tel.: (0)9868 320.

trips

literature

  • Hans Karlmann Ramisch: District of Rothenburg ob der Tauber (= Bavarian art monuments. Volume 25). Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1967, DNB 457879254, pp. 90-101.
  • Karl Otmar von Aretin: The Principality of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. In: Unknown Bavaria, Vol. 5: Castles - Palaces - Residences. Süddeutscher Verlag, Munich 1960, photomechanical reprint 1975, ISBN 3-7991-5839-1 , Pp. 198-207.
  • Edith Nierhaus-Knaus: Secret language in Franconia - The Schillingsfürster Jenisch. J. P. Peter publishing house, Rothenburg ob der Tauber 1973

Individual evidence

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