Hürbener Wasserschloß

The Hürbener Wasserschloß stands in Krumbach, a town in Bavaria’s Swabian region. Hürben, once independent, now forms part of Krumbach. The building served as Hürben’s former administrative seat and retains a late medieval timber-framed core. Its gabled roof shelters historic construction beneath the later exterior. Originally, the Wasserschloß functioned as a moated castle, a form associated with historic water-house imagery. Massive buttresses surround its lower levels and distinguish the building’s present appearance. Restored façade paintings add visible detail to the historic walls. Joseph Dossenberger prepared the plans for the building’s later transformation after structural problems affected the earlier construction. Architectural research revealed late medieval building fabric beneath modern cladding, together with rare Gothic wall-painting fragments. Restoration preserved the building’s traditional floor plan. Inside, timber frames, wooden walls, wooden ceilings, and donkey-back door lintels present late medieval room designs. The building now houses the Volksmusikberatungsstelle of the Schwaben district. Its restoration revived a rare Bavarian building tradition and reveals architectural and furnishing practices from the medieval period.