Schwebheim

English Translation from http://schloss-schwebheim.com/historie/

1958

Armin Wagner was born as the illegitimate son of Ernst von Bibra. In the post-war period he worked as a court clerk in Schweinfurt and hunted in Schwebheim. He regulated the succession for the last bearers of Bibra’s name in Schwebheim Castle and was recognized by his father Ernst von Bibra. Armin Wagner (1915 – 2005), the son of Baron Ernst, was appointed sole heir by his brother Hans’ widow, Elisabeth, and paid out the remaining heirs.

1969-1971

Armin Wagner renovated parts of the south bower, the castle barns and the extensions. A historic extension on the south bower was demolished and rebuilt as a new building of the same length but full width. The former hunter’s cottage on the castle grounds was demolished and rebuilt as a garage.

1991

Schwebheim Castle was extensively secured. Armin Wagner contributed two years of personal effort. Around 1 million German marks were spent from public funds on the north bower, parts of the so-called Hirschkopf and the gate system in order to maintain the buildings.

1999-2001

Gerda Neubert (daughter of Armin and Hannelore Wagner) received the Hirschkopf building section and the north bower from Armin Wagner. After initial considerations about renovating the Hirschkopf, she decided on the north bower and converted it into a residential unit and event rooms.

2005

Armin Wagner died in Schwebheim in 2005. Hannelore Wagner inherited the castle and had to pay out the compulsory shares to the children. For this purpose, around 100 hectares of forest between Schwebheim and Schweinfurt were sold.

2016

Marcel Neubert (son of Gerda Neubert and grandson of Hannelore Wagner) bought the castle in 2016 and led the negotiations to sell the castle garden to the municipality of Schwebheim. Since the purchase, the extension of the south bower and the north bower have been converted into residential units by Marcel Neubert.

2019

In 2019, the “Hirschkopf” section of the building was sold to Söllner Wohn- und Gewerbebau GmbH & Co. KG. In 2022, the section of the building is to be expanded into 5 residential units. The building will be built in its original condition in close cooperation with the monument protection agency.