895 - 898
Foundation of Falkenberg Castle
1154
First documentary mention
1294
aldsassen Monastery buys the castle for 300 Marks of pure silver
1428
The monks successfully defend the castle against the Hussite invasion
1467
Licence for the Cisterian monks
- Exemption from monastic taxes, hand and clamping services
- Right to use wood for construction and as firewood
- Granted the right to construction
1648
General of Königsmark (Sweden) conquers the castle
1678
Ruin of the castle
1803
Secularisation: the castle becomes the property of the Kingdom of Bavaria
1840
King Ludwig I protects the remains of the walls with cement
1933
Acquisition of the castle by the State of Bavaria through Friedrich-Werner v. d. Schulenburg
1936 - 1939
Rebuilding
- Architect Günthner, Regensburg
- Master carpenter Josef Schinner
- Master mason Georg Zeitler
1944
Arrest and death of Schulenburg
- 20 July – Assassination attempt on Hitler
- 20 August – Arrest of Schulenburg, Gestapo confiscates the castle
- 23 October – Charge of high treason
- 10 November – Death by hanging in Berlin Plötzensee
1945
Americans in the castle
- Red Cross infirmary
- Shelter for refugees from the East
1949 - 2008
The Albrecht Achaz and Sonnhild family live in the castle with their sons Fritz and Stephan
2009
30 August – Acquisition of the castle by Markt Falkenberg
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