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Favorite Castle is located on a hill north of the residential castle in the
 spacious Favorite Park, whose woods were originally used as a pheasantry. 
The baroque castle served Eberhard Ludwig as a "pleasure and hunting lodge".

It was built in the Baroque style between 1717 and 1723 by Duke Eberhard Ludwig
 according to the designs of the court architect Donato Giuseppe Frisoni. 

During the planning phase, Favorite Palace was designed purely as a hunting lodge
 and summer villa with a beautiful view of the Ludwigsburg Residential Palace.

 In 1748, the castle served as the backdrop for a magnificent firework display at the
 wedding of Duke Carl Eugen to 
Elisabeth Friederike Sophie von Brandenburg-Bayreuth.

From 1806, King Friedrich I had the palace park converted into a zoo with deer, chamois and deer. Architect Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret renovated the interior of the castle in a classical style. In the 20th century, the castle fell into oblivion and was in poor condition until it was completely restored from around 1980 and equipped with valuable furniture. Todays use Favorite Palace has been open to the public again since 1983. It is one of the state's monuments and is managed by the State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg.

 

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Favorite Park at a glance Owner: State of Baden-Württemberg, Forest BW AöR natural space: Neckarland, Northern Newckar Basin Altitude: 260 - 280 m above sea level Climate: Wine-growing climate 10 degrees average annual temperature, 700 mm annual precipitation Natural vegetation: Oak-rich mixed deciduous forest of beech and other deciduous trees Current forest form: Oak forest of 250-year-old pedunculate oaks and other deciduous trees in the peripheral area nature reserve: Since 1937 the entire area has also been a FFH area. game population: Mouflon (Ovis gmelini musimon) Wild sheep formerly only native to Corsica and Sardinia fallow deer (Dama dama) Axis wild (Axis axis) an Indian species of deer that was used in 1811 - conspicuous due to the spotted coat markings, very shy. There are also foxes, badgers, martens and many other smaller species of mammals and birds. Source: Forest Baden-Württemberg AöR Thanks for the information.

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