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262: 331: 307: 229:. In 1730 Count Ignaz Felix von Törring-Jettenbach was made field marshal of Bavaria. Extensive construction was undertaken from 1730 onward, including a new brewery, cowshed and barn, an upgrade to the sawmill, replacement of the inner castle bridge, erection of a fountain in the outer courtyard and reconstruction of the gatehouse. The chapel also received much of its present furnishings in this period. In 1766 an extension was added on the east side. The chapel was rebuilt in 1775–76 and a French roof replaced the older steep gable roof of the castle. The lodge to the southwest was built by Gabriel Seidl in 1897. 75: 286: 319: 274: 355: 343: 298: 44: 56: 82: 202:. In 1150 Count Berchthold von Andechs obtained part of the forest from the Benedictine abbey. In the 12th and 13th centuries the lords of Seefeld acquired large estates. The castle is mentioned for the first time in 1302. The keep was built in the middle of the 13th century on a rocky spur above the Pilsensee. The small tower in the southwest of the castle shown on 237:
In recent years the grounds and buildings have been renovated by the owner, Graf Hans Caspar zu Törring-Jettenbach. The castle is now the home of various businesses, craftsman and vendors. There is a wide-screen cinema, a museum and a hall in the southern wing of the castle that is used for events.
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The first floor of the castle holds a hall richly decorated with stucco and paintings, divided by marble Corinthian pilasters on ocher stucco bases. It includes reliefs of musical instruments, game and fruit, and portraits. The first and second floors of the north wing, connected by two stairways,
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The first chapel was built in the mid-14th century, first mentioned in 1365. In 1479 this chapel was replaced by the new one built between the keep and the curtain wall by Seyfried von Toerring and inaugurated on 28 December 1479. Also in 1479 a fortified tower was built in the southeast of the
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that has its origins in a 13th-century building but has since been extensively modified. Today it serves in part as a museum. A large park extends to the south of the castle.
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castle complex. In 1500 the tower and the donjon were restored. A brewery was built at Seefeld in 1601. The bridge collapsed in 1674 and was rebuilt at high cost in brick.
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have been used for special exhibitions. During 2000-09 two floors of the castle held two annual exhibitions of Egyptian art from the
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A brew pub has been open since the mid-1990s in one of the castle buildings, offering Bavarian cuisine.
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style, with a gable that holds an impressive stone carving of the arms of the
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from the 14th century, were very influential at the court of the
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The domain of Sevuelt am Pilsensee (Seefeld) was owned by the
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was mainly built in the 13th century and renovated in 1500.
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Seefeld, Bavaria


Michael Wening
Seefeld Castle is located in Bavaria
48°01′52″N 11°12′14″E / 48.031°N 11.203889°E / 48.031; 11.203889
German
Seefeld, Bavaria
Pilsensee
rococo
counts of Toerring-Jettenbach
donjon
lords of Seefeld
Michael Wening
Counts of Toerring-Jettenbach
Wittelsbachs
Electorate
Kingdom of Bavaria
Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst
Munich Residenz
Aerial view of the Seefeld Castle
View from across the Pilsensee
View from the Pilsensee shore

Bridge over the Höllgraben
Baroque portal
Outside farmyard
Castle
Castle in summer

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