Schloss Hohenschwangau The ancient Schwangau castle of "Schwanstein", which was alreadydilapidated and uninhabitable when the Schwangau aristocracy died out,was purchased in 1535 by the patrician and Imperial Counselor Johann vonPaumgartner zu Paumgarten and completely rebuilt from 1538 to 1547.He gave it the new name "Hohenschwangau". Almost 300 years later the Paumgarten building was again..
