Braunsdorf Castle
| Braunsdorf Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | probably 16th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Place: | Braunsdorf | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 44 '9.2 " N , 11 ° 54' 56.9" E | |
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The castle Braunsdorf is an Outbound Wasserburg in Braunsdorf and was in the pond of the former material in the district of Greiz in Thuringia . The pond is at the east end of the village.
history
The moated castle of the rural nobility was probably built in the 16th century. Remnants of the complex have been preserved as an island and on it in the former Gutsteich. This castle was probably built by the Lords of Niederpöllnitz . Later the owners changed several times. Most recently, the property with around 300 hectares of land belonged to the Seydewitz family . This was expropriated in 1945. Her estate and the mansion on the island were demolished except for the corner tower. Two towers were dismantled in the 19th century. Between the other two towers stood the three-storey palace with an extension and a high pitched roof and a stair tower . The facade had rectangular windows because it was the 16th century complex. Strategically, the castle was probably intended for the security of its own territory and to support the control of the long-distance trade route Nuremberg - Schleiz - Leipzig - Berlin , which passed a little west of the place.
Individual evidence
- ^ Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and prehistoric living spaces , Jenzig-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 72
- ↑ Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia . Wartberg-Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-86134-631-1 , p. 96
Web links
- Entry on Braunsdorf Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen".