Bornstedt Castle
| Bornstedt Castle | ||
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 Keep of the castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Schweinsberg, Schlossburg, Schweinsburg | |
| Creation time : | around 880 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Keep, wall remains, curtain wall, ring moat | |
| Standing position : | Nobles, counts | |
| Place: | Bornstedt | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 29 '0.3 " N , 11 ° 29' 24.5" E | |
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The castle Bornstedt , even Schweinsberg, Schloss Burg, Schweinburg called, the ruins of a hilltop castle at a level in Hornburg saddle east of the community Bornstedt in Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt .
history
The castle probably belonged to the great imperial castles or a fortified settlement as early as the 8th century and was named in the Hersfeld tithe index as "Brunstediburg" around 880 . In the 12th century the lords of " Bornstete " or "Burnstede" owned the castle, in which Emperor Heinrich V stationed troops in 1115 during the battles on the Welfesholz with the Saxons. The first owner to be named after the castle from 1120 was Esico II. Dominus castri Burnstede. The coat of arms of Bornstedt descendants who are still alive today is the red battlement wall with the aries (wall breaker) above it. After changing owners, the castle came into the possession of the Counts of Mansfeld from 1301 to 1780 . From 1615 the castle began to deteriorate.
Surname
The often mentioned name "Schweinsburg" or "Schweinsberg" goes back to a story according to which the residents of the castle did not slaughter the last pig during a siege, but instead made it scream loudly several times a day in order to pretend that they slaughtered many pigs every day and accordingly have large stocks. This demotivated the attackers and the siege was called off.
investment
The castle area was 350 by 200 meters. Of the former castle complex , the 30 meter high keep on a surface area of 9 by 9 meters, the only remainder of the core castle , the entrance gate and clear remains of the ring walls and the ring moat have been preserved.
Celebrations take place in the castle courtyard today and a castle tavern is available for celebrations.
literature
- Hansjürgen Brachmann : The early medieval fortifications in Central Europe . Berlin 1993.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Krahe: Castles and residential towers of the German Middle Ages . Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-7995-0104-5 .
- Hartmut Lauenroth : Castles between Saale and Harz (selection) . Teutschenthal 2012, ISBN 978-3-938642-59-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Erich Brandenburg: The Descendants of Charlemagne , Leipzig 1935, p. 77.