Altenberg Castle (Dietenheim)

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Altenberg Castle
Alternative name (s): Altenburg
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: Castle stable , wall and moat remains
Standing position : Count
Place: Dietenheim
Geographical location 48 ° 13 '38.6 "  N , 10 ° 3' 36.7"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '38.6 "  N , 10 ° 3' 36.7"  E
Height: 560  m above sea level NN

The Altenberg , even Altenburg called, is a Outbound hilltop castle on 560  m above sea level. NN north of the city of Dietenheim in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg .

The castle, built by the Counts of Kirchberg, is located in a wooded area about 330 meters west-north-west of the Gerthof between the current district of Reggisweiler and Dietenheim. Only the remains of ramparts and moats are evidence of the former castle complex .

literature

  • State Surveying Office Baden-Württemberg and State Foreign Traffic Association Baden-Württemberg (ed.): Palaces, castles, churches, monasteries in Baden-Württemberg . Stuttgart 1990 (map + booklet).