Affenstein Castle
| Affenstein Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Arvenstein | |
| Creation time : | first mention of the castle nobility in 1278 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Ministerial Headquarters | |
| Place: | Argenbühl -Göttlishofen fence | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 44 '34.9 " N , 9 ° 55' 12.1" E | |
| Height: | 685.1 m above sea level NHN | |
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The castle Affenstein even Arvenstein called, is a Outbound hilltop castle at 685.1 m above sea level. NHN on the Lower Argen, northwest of the Göttlishofen part of the municipality of Argenbühl in the Ravensburg district ( Baden-Württemberg ).
The castle complex was built by the Lords of Affenstein, they were first mentioned in 1278. The castle name Affenstein is supposed to be derived from Arvenstein , according to Merkt , where Arve stands for the yew tree species . The Affensteiner coat of arms , on the other hand, shows a monkey . The castle site probably slipped partially into the Argen during the floods in 1789. The castle consisted only of a round tower with an angular surrounding wall, as can be seen from a map of the Mappa Trauchburg from 1716. An associated building yard stood below the castle on the banks of the Argen; the fence mill to the east was once the castle mill. A memorial stone for local history researcher Otto Merkt was set up on the castle grounds .
literature
- Hans Ulrich Rudolf (eds.), Berthold Büchele, Ursula Rückgauer: Places of rule and power - castles and palaces in the Ravensburg district . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2013, ISBN 978-3-7995-0508-6 , pp. 95-100.
Web links
- Entry on Affenstein in the private database "Alle Burgen".
Individual evidence
- ^ Location of the castle on the map of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- ↑ Hans Ulrich Rudolf (ed.), Berthold Büchele, Ursula Rückgauer: Places of rule and power - castles and palaces in the district of Ravensburg , p. 96 f.