Brickstone Castle
| Brickstone Castle | ||
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 Brick rock |
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| Alternative name (s): | Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa's hunting lodge, Backelster | |
| Creation time : | 10th century | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Construction: | Burgstall, traces of processing in the rock | |
| Place: | Hauenstein (Palatinate) | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 10 '56.4 " N , 7 ° 51' 13.5" E | |
| Height: | 310 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle Backelstein is an Outbound early medieval Spur castle (wooden castle) of unknown-sized assignment south of Hauenstein in district Südwestpfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .
The castle was at 310 m above sea level. NN on a rocky reef on the southwest slope of the Weimersberg , west of the soldier's head .
history
There is no documentary mention of the castle. No statements can be made about the building, history or residents. According to legend, it is said to be the hunting lodge of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa . The discovery of broken pieces of yellow turntable goods suggest that it was used before the 13th century.
investment
The castle site only shows a few post holes in the rock. A rock chamber and a staircase carved out of the rock can be seen on the north side. Wall remains are completely missing.
Knight stone
Backelstein Castle is listed as Ritterstein number 220. The inscription in the rock reads: Brick stone - early medieval wooden castle .
preserved post hole
Knight stone
literature
- Palatine Castle Encyclopedia, Volume I, A - E . Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore Kaiserslautern, ISBN 3-927754-18-8
- Walter Eitelmann , Rittersteine im Pfälzerwald , self-published, Pfälzerwald-Verein eV, local group Neustadt, ISBN 3-00-003544-3