The construction of the castle “Fridberch” was first mentioned around 1257 to secure the Wittelsbach borders. For a short time, the castle was repeatedly inhabited by high-ranking personalities due to its favorable location to Augsburg and was thus renamed a castle. After a fire in 1541, the castle was given a two-storey arcaded courtyard in Renaissance architecture; the arcades on the upper floor were walled up in the 18th century to improve the quality of living. The four-winged complex is surrounded by a moat. It is also home to the famous Köpfhäusl, a bastion tower next to which a place of execution was located.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Neumünster
Neumünster (New Minster – 11th century): Romanesque basilica with dome (1710-16) and Baroque façade; remains of the Hohenstaufen cloister with…
The Bavarian’s gate
The Bavarian’s gate, one of the most important and most striking buildings, Copyright Stadt Landsberg am Lech
Celtic wall in Burgstall
Finsterlohr fortifications and keep (about 100 BC), one of the biggest Celtic ring walls in Southern Germany, Copyright Tourist Information…
Sundial trail
Among other things, Röttingen is known as the “town of sundials”. This nickname is due to the town’s approximately 2-kilometer-long…
Gothic pilgrimage church
Gothic pilgrimage church (15th/17th century) above Laudenbach with ornate interior, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Christel Nowak