Castle Hohenheim
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| Schloss Hohenheim | |
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 Schloss Hohenheim
Location in Baden-Württemberg
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| General information | |
| Type | Schloss (Castle) |
| Architectural style | Rococo |
| Classification | Schloss |
| Location | Hohenheim |
| Address | Schloß Hohenheim 1, 70599 Stuttgart, S-Plieningen |
| Town or city | Stuttgart |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°42′43″N 9°12′50.6″E / 48.71194°N 9.214056°ECoordinates: 48°42′43″N 9°12′50.6″E / 48.71194°N 9.214056°E |
| Named for | 1772 |
| Client | University of Hohenheim |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Reinhard Heinrich Ferdinand Fischer |
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Schloss Hohenheim is a castle located in the Hohenheim district of Stuttgart. The castle was constructed by order of Duke Carl Eugen and designed by Reinhard Heinrich Ferdinand Fischer from 1772 to 1793 for his future wife, Franziska von Hohenheim. Today, the castle grounds are home to the University of Hohenheim and is surrounded by Hohenheim Gardens.
The first mentioning of Hohenheim (albeit under the name "Hohenach") occurred in 1100 by Egilof of Hohenach when Hirsau Abbey donated some land to the castle. Over the centuries, the castle repeatedly changed owners until falling into possession of Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg in 1768.
Duke Charles initially constructed a small moated castle, but later turned it into a summer home in 1776. Later that same year, the Duke announced that he was planning a "Full English Dörfle," which wound up becoming a full sized Rococo manor. The gardens around the castle were also planned at this time. They featured pillars depicting the Roman gods Jupiter (god) and a playhouse now used as a museum by the University of Hohenheim. The gardens continued to be maintained and many exotic plants were added. The Duke commissioned an extensive residential palace to be built on the grounds of Hohenheim in 1782 until construction halted in 1793 due to the Duke's death at Hohenheim.
Only about 20 years later did the castle regain a greater significance when King Wilhelm I of Württemberg and his wife Catherine founded the Agricultural Educational Testing and Model Institution, which was housed in a separate building on the castle and the Paracelsus School was housed in the east wing much later.
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