Diemantstein Castle
| Diemantstein Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Stain | |
| Creation time : | before 1236 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | overbuilt castle stable | |
| Place: | Bissingen - Diemantstein | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 43 '14.1 " N , 10 ° 32' 59.8" E | |
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The castle Diemantstein is an Outbound hilltop castle in the district Diemantstein the city Bissingen in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria .
history
The Lords of the Stain or of the Stain emerged from a sideline of the Lords of Fronhofen - Hohenburg . They are first documented in 1236. Before 1236 they built a castle they called the Stain. Since this castle name appeared several times, they added the personal name Diemo to distinguish it.
See also
Castles: Altenberg Castle | Bächingen Castle | Bissingen Castle | Dillingen Castle | Glött Castle | Haunsheim Castle | Höchstädt Castle | Kalteneck Castle | Lauingen Castle | Oberbechingen Castle | Schlachtegg Castle | Staufen Castle | Unterfinningen Castle | Wertingen Castle
Castles and ruins: Baumgarten Castle (dismissed) | Bloßenstaufen Castle | Bocksberg Castle | Dattenausen Castle | Diemantstein Castle | Fronhofen Castle (exited) | Göllingen Castle (exited) | Hail Castle | Hochstein Castle (exited) | Hohenburg Castle | Magerbein Castle | Wittislingen Castle | Zöschingen Castle
Tower hill castles (all gone): Tower hill Schelenberg
Castle stables (lost, unknown castles): Burgstall Hoher Berg