Falkenstein Castle (Palatinate)

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Falkenstein Castle
Castle ruins and place Falkenstein (2006)

Castle ruins and place Falkenstein (2006)

Creation time : 1135
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: ruin
Place: Falkenstein
Geographical location 49 ° 36 '33.2 "  N , 7 ° 52' 25.6"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 36 '33.2 "  N , 7 ° 52' 25.6"  E
Height: 425  m above sea level NHN
Falkenstein Castle (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Falkenstein Castle
Medieval market at Falkenstein Castle

The Burg Falkenstein is the ruin one of the Middle Ages derived Höhenburg ( Reich Burg ) above the same village Falkenstein on Donnerberg in Rheinland-Pfalz , the highest elevation of the Pfalz.

history

For political history cf. County of Falkenstein

A first mention from 1135 refers to Sigbold von Falkenstein and not to the castle. He belonged to a family that presumably belonged to the imperial ministry and died out at the beginning of the 13th century. Presumably there was a family connection with the Lords of Bolanden . In 1233, Philipp von Bolanden called himself "von Falkenstein" after the family property was split up and thus founded this Bolander line. After the Reich treasurer of Munzenberg died out , Philip I became treasurer, and in 1255 he inherited the bailiff in the Wetterau . Lich later became the center of the dominion of Philip I of Falkenstein. In the middle of the 14th century, the Falkensteiners built Neufalkenstein Castle in the Taunus.

Around 1500 Uhland I took over the castle rights and expanded the castle further. The descendants of Uhland I. acquired Bertholdstein Castle near the town of Fehring in Styria (Austria) and subsequently settled there.

In 1647 Falkenstein was besieged, stormed and razed by the French . In 1736 Falkenstein Castle and the County of Falkenstein became part of the Habsburg imperial family . In 1794 it was again destroyed by the French during the coalition wars, since then the Falkenstein Castle has been in ruins, which was partially restored from 1979 onwards.

investment

The keep , remains of the outer walls of the knight's house, the shield wall , the curtain wall and the cistern are partially preserved .

Picture gallery

  • South side

  • Memorial stone 850 years of Falkenstein

  • amphitheater

  • Today's access

  • Courtyard

  • cistern

  • inside view

  • Southwest view of the knight's house

  • Stairway to the knight's house

  • Watchtower

  • Curtain wall

literature

  • Jens Stöcker, Alexander Thon: Falkenstein / Donnersberg . In: Jürgen Keddigkeit , Alexander Thon u. Rolf Übel (Ed.): Palatinate Castle Lexicon . Contributions to Palatinate History Vol. 12/2, Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore, Kaiserslautern 2002, pp. 46–59, ISBN 3-927754-48-X .
  • Alexander Thon: Philip I of Falkenstein (1220/33 - 1270/71). Reichstruchsess and Reich Chamberlain . In: Karl-Heinz Rothenberger (ed.): Palatinate history . Vol. 1, 2., verb. Aufl. Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore, Kaiserslautern 2002, pp. 210–212, ISBN 3-927754-43-9 .
  • Alexander Thon (Ed.): How swallow nests glued to the rock. Castles in the Northern Palatinate . 1st edition Schnell + Steiner, Regensburg 2005, pp. 48–53, ISBN 3-7954-1674-4 .

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