Hohenhundersingen Castle
| Hohenhundersingen Castle | ||
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 West side |
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| Creation time : | around 1100 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, rocky location | |
| Conservation status: | Keep, remains of the wall | |
| Standing position : | Nobles | |
| Construction: | Humpback cuboid | |
| Place: | Münsingen (Württemberg) dog singing | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 20 '37.3 " N , 9 ° 29' 49.9" E | |
| Height: | 675 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle Hohenhundersingen is the ruin of a rock castle on a cliff above the Lautertal the district Hundersingen the town of Münsingen in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg .
location
The castle ruins are located on a steep slope at 675 m above sea level. NN high rock spur. It can be reached on signposted hiking trails from Hundersingen im Lautertal (Große Lauter) and is freely accessible.
history
The rock castle was built by the von Hundersingen family around 1100, first mentioned in 1237 and destroyed in 1530. Further owners since 1352 were Württemberg and the lords of Bichishausen.
Of the former castle complex, the keep with its humpback ashlar masonry and the remains of a bailey with enclosing walls can still be seen. The complex is secured against the mountain by a ditch.
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 .
- Günter Schmitt : Hohenhundersingen . In: Ders .: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb. Volume 2 · Alb Middle-South. Hiking and discovering between Ulm and Sigmaringen . Biberach publishing house printing. Biberach an der Riss 1989. ISBN 3-924489-45-9 . Pp. 161-166
