Aasen Castle

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aasen Castle
Creation time : around 1094
Castle type : Niederungsburg, moth
Conservation status: Burgstall, castle hill
Standing position : Nobles
Place: Donaueschingen -Aasen
Geographical location 47 ° 58 '47.6 "  N , 8 ° 33' 11.9"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 58 '47.6 "  N , 8 ° 33' 11.9"  E
Aasen Castle (Baden-Württemberg)
Aasen Castle

The castle Aasen is an Outbound Turmhügelburg (Motte) in the district of the city Aasen Donaueschingen in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis in Baden-Wuerttemberg .

The castle was built by the Lords of Aasen and mentioned in 1094. The castle hill with a cross is still preserved from the former castle complex.

literature

  • Horst Wolfgang Böhme (Hrsg.): Castles of the Salierzeit part 1 and 2 . Publications for the exhibition "The Salians and their empire". Monograph of the Roman-Germanic Central Museum, research institute for prehistory and early history. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1991. ISBN 3-7995-4134-9