The residence Ellingen is a lock in Ellingen. From 1216 to 1789 Ellingen was residence of the Landkomturs of the Ballei Franconias of the German medal.

Several medieval buildings as well as a renaissance building work preceded the today's lock plant, which was built from 1708 to approximately 1760. The today's main's building resulted between 1717 and 1721 from the architect Franz cellar. Different cover paintings, wall panels and floors, in addition, stucco of Franz Joseph Roth are received from this time. The Kolonnaden in the inner court developed with the change by Pierre Michel d'Ixnard around 1775. 1815 handed over king max I. the lock his field marshal Karl Philipp of Wrede, which let some areas with silk and Papiertapeten as well as furniture, glass and bronze figures from Paris equip. Around 1939 the lock was sold by the family by Wrede to the Bavarian state. It is maintained today by the Bavarian lock administration, which accomplished many preservation measures by 1990 like the core removal of the attics and the reorganization of the foundations.

Use

In the main wing and in a part of the east wing of the lock contemporary looking areas are accommodated. The west wing is homeland of the cultural center East Prussia with his permanent exhibitions and special exhibitions. The castle church with approximately 300 seats as well as the inner court are used several times in the year for konzertante performances. The other part of the east wing is uninhabited, there has the descendants of the former owner Karl Philipp of Wrede Wohnrechte.Im property yard behind the lock is accommodated the revenue office, of from the brewery, which are administered and the nursery garden of the family by Wrede. The stables for horses are partly used, in some areas are furnished a mark school and in the building beside the destroyed in the Second World War live Sophie Baronin as well as Erwein baron von Aretin, the seniors of the today's family of Wrede.

An opinion of the lock park from 1726 shows the ideal picture of a baroque garden. In 19. Century was transformed the garden, numerous kinds of tree was planted and a garden pavilion was established. In the Second World War it was destroyed partly, today than park architecture only one balustrade remaining remained. Beside the old and species-rich tree existence the bloom of the blue asterisks (Scilla bifolia) is remarkable at Easter.

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