Helmsheim Castle
| Helmsheim Castle | |
|---|---|
| Creation time : | around 1207 |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall |
| Standing position : | Nobles |
| Place: | Bruchsal -Helmsheim |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 5 '2.3 " N , 8 ° 37' 46.6" E |
The Helmsheim Castle is an abandoned hilltop castle on the "Schlossbuckel" about 800 meters west of the district of Helmsheim in the city of Bruchsal in the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was built by the Lords of Helmsheim, mentioned in 1207, destroyed around 1483 and leveled in 1870. Nothing is physically preserved from the castle complex.
literature
- Hartmut Riehl: Castles and palaces in the Kraichgau . 2nd edition, Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher 1998, ISBN 3-929366-51-7 , p. 101.