Breitenbach Castle (Hausbreitenbach)
| Breitenbach | ||
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 Location of the castle in the Suhl floodplain |
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| Alternative name (s): | House Breitenbach | |
| Creation time : | after 1250 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, total desolation | |
| Standing position : | Ministerials | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone masonry | |
| Place: | Hausbreitenbach | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 56 '25.8 " N , 10 ° 6' 17.9" E | |
| Height: | 216 m above sea level NN | |
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The Outbound Wasserburg Breitenbach was in the Middle Ages erected administrative headquarters and a fortification in Berka / Werra opposite the former Good middle of a meadow on the lower reaches of Suhl on the northern outskirts of House Breitenbach in Wartburgkreis in Thuringia .
history
In 1290, Landgrave Albrecht II handed Breitenbach Castle over to his son Apitz as a bailiwick .
Breitenbach Castle, which belongs to the territory of the Imperial Abbey of Hersfeld , was an administrative center and a strong fortification in the Werra Valley . The castle was built as a moated castle on the lower reaches of the Suhl river, near the confluence with the Werra near Berka / Werra. The village of Breitenbach, which stretched on the southern edge of the valley, belonged to the area around the castle. It is said to have been of considerable size even before the Thirty Years War. The Burgmanns' courtyards and the so-called Vorwerk were also located here - ultimately an estate. As recently as 1722, the last remains of the office building were noticed as a pile of rubble in the meadow. The following were identified as castle men and office holders in documents for the Hausbreitenbach office :
- by Herda (1350-1354)
- Eberwein from Rumrodt (1357)
- from Hornsberg (1358)
- Hermann von Rumrodt (1366)
- from Schindekopf (1366)
- from Buchenau (1398)
- von Besa and von Rode (1400)
- from Reckrodt (1448)
- from Bischofrode (1498)
- von der Tann (1558–1686)
- von dem Brinck (1 ??? - 1729)
Structural system
There are no descriptions or indications of structural development about the castle. During the investigations along the route of a gas pipeline, which made it possible to locate the facility, at least one outer wall and a trench section were measured. After its destruction, the castle was completely demolished and the moats filled and leveled with the rubble . The farmers of the region used themselves to get cheap stones for dirt roads and courtyard paving.
literature
- Elisabeth Ziegler: The territory of the Imperial Abbey of Hersfeld from its beginnings to 1821 . In: Writings of the institute for historical regional studies of Hesse and Nassau . Kommissionsverlag NG Elwertsche Buchhandlung, Marburg 1939, Amt Hausbreitenbach, p. 135-140 .
- Thomas Bienert: "Berka (Werra), Burgstelle". Medieval castles in Thuringia . Wartberg Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-631-1 , p. 319 .
- Michael Köhler: "Hausbreitenbach". Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces . Jenzig-Verlag, Jena 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hausbreitenbach. In: Hans Patze , Peter Aufgebauer (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 9: Thuringia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 313). 2nd, improved and supplemented edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-520-31302-2 , p. 186.
- ^ Fritz Jäger: Ortschronik von Herda and Hausbreitenbach (unpublished) . Herda (around 1990).