Ametshausen Castle
| Ametshausen Castle | ||
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-b.jpg) Castle complex in the Niedernzell district 2012 |
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| Alternative name (s): | Key castle | |
| Creation time : | around 1100 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Nobles | |
| Place: | Gutenzell-Hürbel | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 8 '21.5 " N , 10 ° 0' 9.2" E | |
| Height: | 579 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle Ametshausen even Schlüsselburg called, is an Outbound Spur castle in spur position at 579 m above sea level. NN 2400 meters northeast of the Gutenzell district of the Gutenzell-Hürbel community , in the district of the hamlet of Niedernzell in the Biberach district in Baden-Württemberg . It is around 579 meters above sea level .
history
The castle, which was probably built in the 12th century by the Lords of Ametshausen, was destroyed in the 13th century. Presumably other owners were the lords of Schluesselburg.
A remnant of the moat can still be seen from the former oval castle complex. Today the area is used as an agricultural area.
literature
- Stefan Uhl: Castles, palaces and aristocratic residences in the Biberach district. (= Local history sheets for the Biberach district. Vol. 9, special issue 1, ISSN 1430-9475 ). Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1986, pp. 5-67.
- Otto Beck: Art and history in the Biberach district. A travel guide to cultural sites and sights in the middle of Upper Swabia (= Thorbecke-Taschenbildführer. Vol. 7). 2nd Edition. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1985, ISBN 3-7995-3707-4 , p. 91f.
- State description department of the Sigmaringen State Archives: The district of Biberach. Volume 2: Community descriptions Ertingen to Erolzheim. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1990, ISBN 3-7995-6186-2 , p. 40 ff.