Interesting facts about the palaceAnecdotes

Not everything about this important historical structure has to do with politics and high art; much comes down to human stories. Many of these are still known today, and tell us a little about life in the past.

Left avant-corps of the garden facade, Meersburg New Palace.

Foreign servants

Princes liked to surround themselves with an exotic retinue. But what happened when the servants were no longer needed?

A “Moor” at court

Fossilized fish from the limestone marl slate in Öhningen.

Authentic or fake?

How do you meet demand that far exceeds supply? Many valuable collections contained fakes.

Fake fossils