Castle by the oven
Castle by the oven | ||
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Alternative name (s): | Castle over the oven | |
Creation time : | 8th century | |
Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
Conservation status: | Burgstall, two moats | |
Place: | Schmittlotheim | |
Geographical location | 51 ° 9 '38 " N , 8 ° 54' 32" E | |
Height: | 320 m above sea level NHN | |
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The unnamed " castle on the oven ", also castle above the oven called, is a as a cultural monument reported, Outbound Höhenburg (Altburgstelle) at Schmittlotheim , in the municipality of Vöhl in Waldeck-Frankenberg , Hessen ( Germany ).
Geographical location
The few remnants of the Spornburg are in the northwestern foothills of the Kellerwald above the right (eastern) bank of the Eder between the Vöhler districts of Kirchlotheim in the north and Schmittlotheim in the south, around 3.2 river kilometers before the Eder flows into the Edersee . They are located about 1 km north of Schmittlotheim on a wooded mountain spur ("Backofendell"; about 320 m above sea level or 75 m above the Eder) between the Hagenstein ( 373.5 m ; Loreley of the Edertal ) in the north and the Schneidersberg ( 416.4 m ) in the south.
The castle is located in the westernmost part of the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park or in the northwestern part of the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park , which frames the National Park.
investment
Little is known about the history of the castle complex , but it dates from the time of the Saxon Wars of Charlemagne in the 8th century. It is believed that the facility was abandoned during construction. Today only the double moat is clearly visible.
hike
A 6 km long circular hiking trail leads from Schmittlotheim past the freely accessible castle site and the Hagenstein lookout rock to Kirchlotheim and then back in the Eder valley across the river. In the area of Hagenstein and Burgstelle, this path divides the route with the approximately 156 km long Kellerwaldsteig .
literature
- Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3rd edition, Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 (p. 141)
Web links
- Castle above the oven, Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).