Goßfelden Castle

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Goßfelden Castle
Creation time : around 1235
Castle type : Niederungsburg
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Nobles
Place: Lahn valley
Geographical location 50 ° 51 '56 "  N , 8 ° 44' 23"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 51 '56 "  N , 8 ° 44' 23"  E
Height: 200  m above sea level NHN

The Goßfelden Castle is an abandoned Niederungsburg near the Goßfelden district of the Lahntal community in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse .

The castle is first mentioned in 1235. The gentlemen of Goßfelden are named as builders. In the 15th century the castle began to deteriorate.

literature

  • Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 2nd Edition. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 1995, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , p. 251.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norbert Buthmann, Norbert Goßler, Axel Posluschny, Helmut Valand, Benno Zickgraf: Modern prospecting methods in castle research - Archaeological investigations on the medieval castle complex of Lahntal-Brungershausen / Hessen . In: Castles and Palaces . 38, issue 1998 II, 1998, ISSN  0007-6201 , p. 80-87 .