Gut-Krenkingen Castle
Gut-Krenkingen Castle | ||
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Alternative name (s): | Gutkrenkingen, Schnörringen | |
Creation time : | 1100 to 1200 | |
Castle type : | Hill castle, moth | |
Conservation status: | Burgstall, hill, moat | |
Standing position : | Nobles | |
Place: | Waldshut-Tiengen | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 40 '39 " N , 8 ° 15' 13" E | |
Height: | 558 m above sea level NN | |
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The Castle Well-Krenkingen even Gutkrenkingen and Schnörringen called, is a Outbound hilltop castle from the type of a motte (moth) on a 558 m above sea level. NN high plateau 800 meters northeast of the district of Dietlingen in the community of Weilheim near the town of Waldshut-Tiengen in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was built at the beginning of the 12th century, was destroyed after 1275 and fell into disrepair. Remains of a moat and the castle hill are still preserved from the former moth enclosure .
literature
- Max Miller (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 276). Kröner, Stuttgart 1965, DNB 456882928 .
Web links
- Reconstruction drawing by Wolfgang Braun