Honstetten Castle
Honstetten Castle | ||
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Alternative name (s): | Spicher, Spiecher (memory); Old tower |
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Creation time : | around 1100 | |
Castle type : | Höhenburg, location | |
Conservation status: | tower | |
Place: | Eigeltingen- Honstetten | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 53 '33.3 " N , 8 ° 53' 1" E | |
Height: | 600 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle Honstetten even Spicher , Spiecher (= South German Stud Books. Memory ) or Old Tower called, is the ruin of a tower castle on a 600 m above sea level. NN high hill in the middle of Honstetten, a district of the municipality of Eigeltingen in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg .
history
The well-preserved castle tower, probably built around the turn of the 11th to the 12th century, was mentioned in a document in 1429. It served as a defense and residential tower as well as a warehouse. In 1902 the Spicher passed to the community of Honstetten and finally became state property. The Spicher has been privately owned again since 1992.
Building description
The three-story tower is the remainder of a fortified mansion. It is 15.5 meters high and has a base area of nine by seven meters.
literature
- Michael Losse, Hans Noll, Michael Greuter (Eds.): Castles, palaces, fortresses in Hegau - fortifications and aristocratic residences in the western Lake Constance area . In: Hegau-Geschichtsverein (Ed.): Hegau-Bibliothek, Volume 109 . Michael Greuter Verlag, Hilzingen 2006, ISBN 3-938566-05-1 , p. 102.
- J. Schmidt bridges: State of Baden-Württemberg. Castles, palaces and ruins . From the series: Bels excursion guide . Christian Belser Publishing House. Stuttgart 1980. ISBN 3-7630-1290-7