Aurach Castle

Aurach Castle
Former bailiwick, today town hall, in Aurach
Alternative name (s):	Aurach Castle
Creation time :	10th century
Castle type :	Location, Wasserburg
Conservation status:	Castle stable with bailiwick built over
Place:	Aurach
Geographical location	49 ° 14 '39.2 "  N , 10 ° 24' 50.8"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 14 '39.2 "  N , 10 ° 24' 50.8"  E

The castle Herzogenaurach , including Castle Aurach called, is a Outbound medieval moated castle instead of the current Town Hall in Herzogenaurach (In Mooshof 4) in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria .

history

The castle was built in the 10th century by the Lords of Aurach. A new building was built in the 13th century. In October 1375 the castle is named in a contract between the Lords of Mörnsheim and the Counts of Hohenlohe as "Vestes Haus" in Aurach under Wahrberg . On September 1, 1510, the Lords of Mörnsheim sold the castle to Prince-Bishop Gabriel von Eyb and his monastery. In 1511, under Prince-Bishop Gabriel von Eyb, the moated castle was demolished and a new building was erected, which was the seat of the Aurach Bailiwick from 1511 to 1805 . In 1778, the double-arched ashlar bridge to the building on oak piles was built as an access over the 10th century moat. There is a coat of arms of the Prince-Bishop above the entrance and one from 1733 on the bridge staircase.

Originally it could also have been a moated castle of the type of a tower hill castle (moth).

literature

• Ruth Bach-Damaskinos, Jürgen Schabel, Sabine Kothes: Palaces and castles in Middle Franconia . Verlag A. Hoffmann, Nuremberg 1993, ISBN 3-87191-186-0

Web links

Commons : Rathaus (Aurach)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Aurach Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen".
• Vogtei Aurach at aurach.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Entry on Aurach Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen".