Ermschwerd Castle
| Ermschwerd Castle | ||
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 top left to top center, forest and hill area location of the Königspfalz |
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| Alternative name (s): | Burgberg Ermschwerd, Ermeneswerde | |
| Creation time : | around 822 to 842 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, moats | |
| Standing position : | Königspfalz | |
| Place: | Reduce | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 21 '8.3 " N , 9 ° 49' 19.2" E | |
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The castle Ermschwerd at Ermschwerd in Werra-Meissner in Hessen is an Outbound Wallburg in the Natural Environment Witzenhausen Hedemündener Werratal .
Geographical location
The former hill fort stood southeast above the village of Ermschwerd , a current district of Witzenhausen , on the western spur of the now partially wooded Ermschwerder castle hill ( 215.2 m above sea level ). The Witzenhausen-Burgberg glider airfield is located on the southern slope of the mountain . The Werra flows north past the Burgberg .
Description and history
Medieval arched moats of the outer and main castle are still preserved from the former castle complex.
It was laid out around 822 to 842 by the Carolingians as a royal palace ( Curtis ; fortified farmyard), with the attack side being secured by ramparts and moats and a fore bailey with ramparts. It was later owned by the von Ermschwerd family . On December 11, 1022, Emperor Heinrich II stayed here when he briefly held a royal court on a trip between Paderborn and Kaufungen . The castle was abandoned in 1170 and its remains were used from 1225 to build the city wall of Witzenhausen.
literature
- Georg Wilhelm Sante (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 4: Hessen (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 274). Unchanged reprint of the 3rd edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-520-27403-5 .
- The German Royal Palaces , Volume I: Hesse: (First delivery) Berstadt - Eschwege (beginning) , Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1983, p. 97
Web links
- Entry by Stefan Eismann on Ermschwerd, Burgberg in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Entry on Ermschwerd (Burgberg) in the private database "Alle Burgen".
- "Burgberg Ermschwerd, Werra-Meißner-Kreis". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).