Dietenberg Castle

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Dietenberg Castle
Alternative name (s): Griesingen Castle
Creation time : 1271 to 1278
Castle type : Niederungsburg, moth
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Nobles
Place: Red on the Rot -Dietenberg
Geographical location 47 ° 58 '40.8 "  N , 9 ° 58' 55.6"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 58 '40.8 "  N , 9 ° 58' 55.6"  E
Height: 674  m above sea level NHN
Dietenberg Castle (Baden-Württemberg)
Dietenberg Castle

The castle Dietenberg even castle Griesingen called, is an Outbound Turmhügelburg (moth) just south of the courts of the same name of the district Dietenberg on the boundaries of the 1971 Red on Red unincorporated community Spindelwag in the district of Biberach in Upper Swabia . The hill castle is around 674 meters above sea ​​level .

It was built by the Lords of Dietenberg from 1271 to 1278 and destroyed in the 14th century. The lords of Winterstetten-Waldsee were also former owners. Remains of the round castle hill of the moth that was leveled today could still be seen in 1924.

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 .

Web links

  • Entry on Dietenberg in the private database "Alle Burgen".