, ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁Fre y berg ▁family ▁and ▁a ▁por cel ain ▁collection . ▁A ▁raised ▁and ▁roof ed ▁passage way ▁on ▁wooden ▁pill ars ▁connect s ▁the ▁castle ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁church . ▁This ▁passage way ▁has ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁approximately ▁. ▁Pass age ways ▁of ▁this ▁kind , ▁which ▁enabled ▁the ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁church ▁without ▁being ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁weather , ▁were ▁not ▁un common ; ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁construction ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁Groß la up heim ▁Castle . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁A ▁castle ▁in ▁Ach st etten ▁was ▁first ▁mentioned ▁ion ▁ 1 3 8 6 . ▁In ▁a ▁description ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 4 4 9 , ▁the ▁castle ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁tall ▁building , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁mo ats ▁and ▁having ▁two ▁brid ges . ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁lo oted ▁and ▁bur nt ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁Pe as ants ' ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 5 ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁pe asant ▁army , ▁the ▁Bal tring er ▁H au fe . ▁A ▁new ▁castle ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 3 ▁which ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁by ▁the ▁visit ing ▁ab bot ▁of ▁O ch sen hausen ▁Ab bey ▁as ▁a ▁splendid ▁palace . ▁ ▁By ▁around ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁it ▁consisted ▁of ▁an ▁inner ▁yard , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁building ▁which ▁contained ▁the ▁st