Bergzabern Palace

Formerly the residence of the Dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, it now houses the administrative functions of the local government of Bad Bergzabern.

The Counts of Saarbrücken probably built a water castle in the 12th and 13th centuries on the site of the present palace.

Louis II of Zweibrücken rebuilt the complex, this time in the form of a "Burgschloss" i.e. a mixture of a fortified castle and an unfortified palace.

In 1532, the south wing was completed, still in evidence today in the two round towers which served at the time as turrets.

In 1676, it was destroyed, largely by fire, after an attack by French troops but subsequently rebuilt (1720–25) by the Swedish-Zweibrücken minister of buildings.