Borna Castle
| Borna Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Jahnschloss | |
| Creation time : | 1100 to 1200 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Nobles, counts | |
| Place: | Borna | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 7 '21.4 " N , 12 ° 30' 1.4" E | |
| Height: | 160 m above sea level NHN | |
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The castle Borna later Jahn Castle called, is an Outbound Wasserburg on the southeastern outskirts of the village Wyhraniederung west of Old Town Borna in the district of Leipzig in Saxony .
The actual time of origin of the early 80 by 60 meter oval ring castle has not been clarified.
The moated castle was expanded into a castle in the 12th century and was owned by the Lords of Jane and later by the Counts of Wettin . In 1530 the castle was demolished. Even in the GDR -time the foundations of the intended the keep have been present.
literature
- Gerhard Cheap , Heinz Müller: Castles - Witnesses of Saxon History , Neustadt / Aisch 1998.
- The former margravial "city palace" (part 1) . Official Journal Borna, October 2012 (PDF; 4.96 MB)
Web links
- Entry on Borna (Jahnschloss) in the private database "Alle Burgen".