Mückenburg (Kirchlotheim)

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Mückenburg
Mückenburg castle hill on the mountain spur, on the right a section ditch

Mückenburg castle hill on the mountain spur, on the right a section ditch

Alternative name (s): Mückeburg
Creation time : possibly in the 10th century
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: two moats
Standing position : Clerical
Place: Kirchlotheim
Geographical location 51 ° 9 '59.5 "  N , 8 ° 53' 24.5"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 '59.5 "  N , 8 ° 53' 24.5"  E
Height: 285  m above sea level NHN
Mückenburg (Hesse)
Mückenburg

The Mückenburg , also called Mückeburg , near Kirchlotheim , a part of the municipality of Vöhl in the north Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg ( Germany ), is an abandoned spur castle in the Niederkellerwald , of which moats still exist and which is designated as a cultural monument .

Geographical location

The location of the former Mückenburg lies in the Lotheimer Täler natural area, which is part of the Niederkellerwald, between Kirchlotheim, which is around 500 m northeast and beyond the Eder at river kilometer  72.5, and the village of Buchenberg, which is about 1.5 km (as the crow flies ) to the southwest . It is located at about 285  m above sea level. NHN high mountain spur (approx. 40 m above the Eder) of the Weidenberg ( 383.7  m ), a wooded eastern foothills of the Lange Berg ( 413.9  m ). The Goldacker farm is located north below the former castle site in the Eder valley .

History and layout

The mosquito castle was probably built in the 10th century. The Haina monastery (around 1235) is named as the former owner . Remnants of two wall ditches are still present from the former facility secured against the slope .

Tourism and hiking

To the east, past the former Mückenburg, a section of the approximately 6 km long circular hiking trail leads along the Eder, which also leads to the castle on the other side of the river . A branch path climbs to the castle site.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ LAGIS (see section Weblinks )

literature

  • Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3. Edition. Wartberg publishing house. Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , p. 150.

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