Altgutenstein Castle

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Altgutenstein Castle
Main castle in a spur from the east

Main castle in a spur from the east

Alternative name (s): Burgfelden
Creation time : 1100 to 1200
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: small residues
Standing position : Nobles
Construction: Small ashlar masonry
Place: Sigmaringen - Gutenstein
Geographical location 48 ° 4 '53.4 "  N , 9 ° 6' 53.6"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 4 '53.4 "  N , 9 ° 6' 53.6"  E
Height: 640  m above sea level NN
Altgutenstein Castle (Baden-Württemberg)
Altgutenstein Castle

Altgutenstein Castle , also incorrectly called Burgfelden , is the ruin of a spur castle near Gutenstein , a district of the town of Sigmaringen in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg . The castle is located on a slope at 640  m above sea level. NN on the left side of the Danube , opposite the village, and is freely accessible at all times.

history

The name Burgfelden for the castle (Alt) gutenstein cannot be historically proven and probably goes back to the field name Burgfeld.

The local castle of Gutenstein was built in the 12th century by the Lords of Gutenstein (see also Hedwig von Gutenstein ) and mentioned in 1225. From 1345 to 1353 Konrad von Magenbuch lived in the castle; by 1556 the castle had already fallen into disrepair.

Castle rock from the southeast

Today only small remains of the former castle complex, which had a keep on an area of ​​around 4.5 by 5.5 meters, are preserved.

literature

  • Christoph Bizer: Surface finds of castles in the Swabian Alb - A contribution to ceramic and castle research . Published by the regional council of Stuttgart - State Office for Monument Preservation, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-8062-2038-7 , pp. 393–395.
  • Günter Schmitt : Castle Guide Swabian Alb, Volume 3 - Danube Valley: Hiking and discovering between Sigmaringen and Tuttlingen . Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1990, ISBN 3-924489-50-5 , pp. 105-108.
  • Christoph Bizer, Rolf Götz: Forgotten castles of the Swabian Alb . DRW Verlag, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-87181-244-7 , pp. 105-106.

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