Fürstenstein Castle (Volkmarsen)

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Fürstenstein Castle
Alternative name (s): Vorstenstene, Ödelbeck castle ruins
Creation time : 1269
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Burgstall, remains of the foundation
Standing position : Nobles
Place: Volkmarsen - Lütersheim
Geographical location 51 ° 22 '44 "  N , 9 ° 6' 39"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 22 '44 "  N , 9 ° 6' 39"  E
Height: 265  m above sea level NHN
Fürstenstein Castle (Hesse)
Fürstenstein Castle

The castle Fürstenstein , even Vorstenstene or local castle ruins Ödelbeck called, was a Romanesque castle , possibly even a waiting near the town of Volkmarsen in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

The hilltop castle stood about 1 km north of the Volkmarsen district of Lütersheim at 265  m above sea level. NHN on the east side of the Watter valley or on the southern flank of the 271  m above sea level. NHN high Tentenberg . About 1 km to the north are the Huckershöhlen , about 3.5 km to the east is the northwest border of the Habichtswald Nature Park , a few meters to the south-east is the Hollenkammer and about 3.5 km to the west is the Twistesee .

history

The castle was first mentioned in a document in 1269 as Vorstenstene . It was probably built shortly before by the Hessian landgrave Heinrich I , but was abandoned by later Hessian landgraves due to its insignificant strategic location. There is no documentary record of when the castle was probably destroyed by fire. In the 18th century it fell into disrepair. The remains were used as a quarry until the 19th century.

Today only a basement foundation with an entrance staircase reminds of the former castle complex .

literature

  • Eduard Brauns: Hiking and travel guide through North Hesse and Waldeck. A. Bernecker Verlag, Melsungen 1971, p. 140.
  • Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3. Edition. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , p. 117.
  • Rolf Müller (Ed.): Palaces, castles, old walls. Published by the Hessendienst der Staatskanzlei, Wiesbaden 1990, ISBN 3-89214-017-0 , p. 350.

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