Engelnberg Castle
| Engelnberg Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Engelnburg | |
| Creation time : | presumably Early middle ages | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Place: | Wuppertal - Elberfeld ( Ostersbaum ) | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 15 '53 " N , 7 ° 9' 3" E | |
| Height: | 190 m above sea level NN | |
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Engelnberg Castle is the name of a presumably early medieval hill fort whose existence has not been proven to be certain.
It is said to be located in the area of today 's Elberfeld district of Wuppertal . In a document dated to the year 1793, a wall on the Engelnberg is mentioned, which is said to belong to a medieval hill fort. The local researcher Otto Schell stood by their existence and referred to the series Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt Barmen, Elberfeld, Remscheid, and the districts Lennep, Mettmann, Solingen (= The Kunstdenkmäler in der Rheinprovinz. Vol. 3, 4), p. 19 , by Paul Clemen . In 1900 he wrote History of the City of Elberfeld in his work :
“… Whether there was once such a hill fort on the Engelnberg, as Clemen assumes, will be difficult to prove with certainty. A few meager hints [of a stone ring] make this assumption seem somewhat justified. ... "
topology
The presumed location ( Burgstall ) was northwest of the former Elberfeld Castle (previously Tafelhof Elberfeld) near the then border to the Free County of Volmarstein under Kurköln and from 1245 to the Bergisches possession Unterbarmen .
The Wallburg, perhaps even a hill castle due to its exposed location , was therefore on the Engelnberg, which is now known as the Ostersbaum residential area . The construction of the hilltop was completed quite late, in 1852 the place was described as "a desolate, useless area". Karl Coutelle, who gave the description of the place, refers to today's Republic Square , which was leveled in 1825/26 and initially used as a parade ground for the Landwehr . The origin of the name Ostersbaum comes from Mostersbaum, and is explained by the Johann Mostert family, who lived here around the middle of the 16th century. One suspects a turnpike at the Bergische Landwehr , which was guarded by the Mostert family.
The "Engelnburg"
The corner house at the junction between Platz der Republik and Deweerthstraße in the unusual architectural style of an iron house with a tower is called " Engelnburg " and has no relation to the medieval castle. The house with restaurant is a listed building and was built in 1900.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Wolfgang Stock: Wuppertal street names. Their origin and meaning. Thales Verlag, Essen-Werden 2002, ISBN 3-88908-481-8 .
- ↑ The source is viewed with skepticism by the author (Wolfgang Stock).
- ↑ Paul Clemen (ed.): The art monuments of the cities of Barmen, Elberfeld, Remscheid, and the districts of Lennep, Mettmann, Solingen. (= The art monuments in the Rhine Province. Vol. 3, 4). Schwann, Düsseldorf 1894, p. 20 .
- ↑ Otto Schell : History of the City of Elberfeld. Baedeker, Elberfeld 1900.
- ^ Karl Coutelle: Elberfeld, topographical-statistical representation. Loewenstein, Elberfeld 1852.