Bartenstein Castle

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Bartenstein Castle
Bartenstein castle ruins.JPG
Creation time : around 1180
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: Restored ruin
Standing position : Count
Construction: Ashlar masonry
Place: Partenstein
Geographical location 50 ° 2 '21.6 "  N , 9 ° 30' 58.9"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 2 '21.6 "  N , 9 ° 30' 58.9"  E
Height: 240.5  m above sea level NN
Bartenstein Castle (Bavaria)
Bartenstein Castle

The Castle Bartenstein (also Castle Partenstein ) is the ruin of a high and late medieval castle above the town Partenstein in the Bavarian Spessart in Lower Franconian district of Main-Spessart in Germany .

Geographical location

The ruin of the hilltop castle is 240.5  m above sea level. NN height on an east-facing mountain spur of the Schlossberg above the confluence of Lohr and Aubach , immediately southwest of the village of Partenstein.

Surname

The name Bartenstein consists of the Middle High German words barte and stone . They mean battle ax and rock. Two battle axes are still included in the Partenstein coat of arms. The castle gave the place its name.

history

Bartenstein Castle was built around 1180 by the Counts of Rieneck on a mountain spur . The lords of the castle used it to monitor the trade route from Lohr to the Wiesbütt crossroads . In addition, there have been numerous glassworks in the vicinity since the 14th century at the latest . The castle was the administrative center of the Partenstein office .

The village of Partenstein , which was first mentioned in 1233, was built in the immediate vicinity .

In 1333 the castle fell to the Lords of Hanau , and in 1339 it was divided between Hanau and Mainz . Its importance has since declined. In the 16th century, the Mainz bailiff lived outside.

In 1633 the castle was captured and destroyed in the Thirty Years' War . The castle fell into disrepair and was used as a quarry.

Archaeological investigations of the ruins have been taking place since 2003, the results of which are also provided on an information board on site. In the meantime, the Zwinger , remains of the castle wall and the entrance to the castle have been excavated and are being partially restored. A castle festival is organized on site every year.

literature

  • Walter Schilling: The castles, palaces and mansions of Lower Franconia . 1st edition. Echter Verlag, Würzburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-429-03516-7 , pp. 350–351.
  • Archaeological Spessart Project eV: Partenstein. Barite and railroad . Guide to the European Partenstein Cultural Trail, no date

Web links

Commons : Burg Bartenstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wolf-Armin von Reitzenstein : Lexicon of Franconian place names. Origin and meaning . Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia, Lower Franconia. CH Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-59131-0 , p. 175 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ↑ Walter Schilling: The castles, palaces and mansions of Lower Franconia , p. 350.