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A Jacobite Gazetteer - Württemberg
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Friesenhofen - Schloss RimpachThe town of Friesenhofen is located 35 kilometres north-east of Lindau on the road between Isny and Leutkirch. Schloss Rimpach, located south of the town in the village of Rimpach, is the home of the King's nephew, Hereditary Count Erich von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, and his family. Image 1 (Facade): "Ein Rundgang ums Dorf", http://www.friesenhofen.de/images/sonstiges/rundg.htm. |
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GrossengstingenThe town of Grossengstingen is located fifty kilometres south of Stuttgart, about fifteen kilometres south of Reutlingen. Here is buried Princess Wiltrud, Duchess of Urach, daughter of Queen Mary IV and III. |
Isny - Schloss IsnyThe town of Isny is located thirty kilometres north-east of Lindau. Schloss Isny is the home of the King's sister, the Princess of Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny. Part of the castle is now used as a museum of the works of Friedrich Hechelmann and is open to the public (Tuesday - Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; entrance fee 5 euros). I believe that the castle is located north of the town, on Schloss Strasse. Image 1 (Entrance): "Die Kunsthalle im Schloss", http://www.hechelmann.de/kunsthalle.htm. |
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Leutkirch - Schloss ZeilThe town of Leutkirch is located forty kilometres north-east of Lindau. Schloss Zeil is the home of the King's sister, the Princess of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg. The castle is not open to the public. Four of the daughters of the Princess of Waldburg-Zeil (Walburga, Monika, Adelheid, and Elisabeth) were married in the castle church. The castle is located north of the town-centre, on the other side of the A96 highway Unofficial website: www.schloss-zeil.de. Image 1 (Facade): "Rundgang durch Schloss Zeil 5", http://home.arcor.de/n.schwanzer/rug/rug5.htm. |
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Sigmaringen - ErlöserkircheThe tombs of many members of the House of Hohenzollern are located in the crypt of the Erlöserkirche (Church of the Saviour; also called the Hedinger Kirche) located on Badstrasse. Here are buried Princess Adelgunde, daughter of Queen Mary IV and III, and her husband, Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern. |
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