Aufhausen Castle (Heidenheim)

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Aufhausen Castle
Creation time : Mentioned in 1143
Castle type : Location
Conservation status: Burgstall, block remains of the wall
Standing position : Ministeriale
Place: Heidenheim an der Brenz- Aufhausen
Geographical location 48 ° 43 '14.7 "  N , 10 ° 9' 14.6"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '14.7 "  N , 10 ° 9' 14.6"  E
Aufhausen Castle (Baden-Württemberg)
Aufhausen Castle

The castle Aufhausen is an Outbound castle in Mühlenweg on the north side of the castle pond in the mill in Aufhausen, in the municipality of Heidenheim an der Brenz in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Wuerttemberg .

The castle, mentioned in 1143, was destroyed in the South German City War in 1449 and was named in 1463 as "the broken castle".

The lords of Oettingen, Jakob Vetzer and the lords of Helfenstein are named as owners of the castle.

From the originally Staufer Ministerialenburg , a former square complex, wall remains and built into today's mill buildings have been preserved.

literature

  • Günter Schmitt : Castle Guide Swabian Alb, Volume 6 - Ostalb: Hiking and discovering between Ulm, Aalen and Donauwörth . Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1995, ISBN 3-924489-74-2 .

Web links

  • Entry on Aufhausen Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved September 10, 2019.