Gutenzell Castle
| Gutenzell Castle | ||
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-f.jpg) Today's use of the cemetery and Gottesackerkapelle (2012) |
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| Creation time : | 1100 to 1200 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Nobles | |
| Place: | Gutenzell-Hürbel | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 7 '37.3 " N , 9 ° 59' 32.7" E | |
| Height: | 578 m | |
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The Gutenberg cell is an Outbound hilltop castle on 578 m above sea level. NN 1400 meters north in a corner above the valley of the Rot near the community Gutenzell-Hürbel in the district Gottesackerkapelle in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg .
description
The castle was probably built in the 12th century by the Lords of Schluesselburg and burned down around 1369. Of the former rectangular castle complex with moats on the mountain sides, only the remains of the moats can be seen.
Todays use
The castle complex is now the cemetery of the Gutenzell community. The cemetery is surrounded by a wall. Inside the cemetery is the Gottesackerkapelle zum Heiligen Kreuz , an ossuary, memorials for the fallen and a mortuary.
literature
- Stefan Uhl: Castles, palaces and aristocratic residences in the Biberach district. (= Local history sheets for the Biberach district. Vol. 9, special issue 1, ISSN 1430-9475 ). Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1986, p. 46.
- Otto Beck: Art and history in the Biberach district. A travel guide to cultural sites and sights in the middle of Upper Swabia (= Thorbecke-Taschenbildführer. Vol. 7). 2nd Edition. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1985, ISBN 3-7995-3707-4 , p. 91f.
- State description department of the Sigmaringen State Archives: The district of Biberach. Volume 2: Community descriptions Ertingen to Erolzheim. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1990, ISBN 3-7995-6186-2 , p. 40 ff.
