Dürnau Castle

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Dürnau Castle
Alternative name (s): Schlösslesbühl
Creation time : around 1171
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Nobles, clericals
Place: Dürnau
Geographical location 48 ° 3 '2.2 "  N , 9 ° 33' 57.6"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 3 '2.2 "  N , 9 ° 33' 57.6"  E
Height: 636.4  m above sea level NN

The castle Dürnau , even Schlößlesbühl called, is an Outbound hilltop castle on a 636.4  m above sea level. NN high hilltop near the municipality of Dürnau in the Biberach district in Baden-Württemberg .

The castle, which was probably built in 1171, was owned by the Lords of Dürnau, the Lords of Reute, the Lords of Hornstein and the Buchau Abbey . Remains of a moat can still be seen from the former castle complex .

literature

  • Otto Beck: Art and history in the Biberach district. A travel guide to cultural sites and sights in the middle of Upper Swabia (= Thorbecke-Taschen-Bildführer. Vol. 7). Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1983, ISBN 3-7995-3707-4 .