Jungnau Castle

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Jungnau Castle
Keep of the Jungnau ruins next to St. Anna's Church

Keep of the Jungnau ruins next to St. Anna's Church

Alternative name (s): Jungnau Castle
Creation time : around 1333
Castle type : Höhenburg, location
Conservation status: Keep
Standing position : Nobles, counts
Construction: Humpback cuboid
Place: Sigmaringen- Jungnau
Geographical location 48 ° 8 '24.7 "  N , 9 ° 12' 34.9"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 8 '24.7 "  N , 9 ° 12' 34.9"  E
Height: 620  m above sea level NN
Jungnau Castle (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Jungnau Castle

The Jungnau Castle , also called Jungnau Castle , is the ruin of a hilltop castle on a rocky hill at about 620 m above sea ​​level in the center next to the Church of St. Anna in Jungnau , a district of Sigmaringen in the Sigmaringen district in Baden-Württemberg .

history

The Ortsburg, built by Burkkhard von Jungingen in the immediate vicinity of Schiltau Castle , was first mentioned in 1333 in the possession of his sons Burkhart and Johannes and in 1418 it was owned by the Counts of Werdenberg . From 1534 to 1806 the castle was owned by the Fürstenbergers and became the seat of the chief bailiff . The Palas the castle became the castle rebuilt. In 1842 the upper part of the tower was demolished, in 1844 the castle except for the keep . A school and town hall was built on the site.

investment

Jungnau castle and town around 1834

Of the former castle and palace complex, only the keep, whose half-timbered superstructure with a gable roof was demolished in 1844, is 18 meters high on a floor area of ​​8.55 × 8.85 meters, equipped with a pointed arched entrance twelve meters high and a wall thickness of three meters. On the north side of the keep was the medieval hall and later palace building. At the place of the rectory was the fruit box , of which the foundation walls with individual humpback blocks have been preserved. The keep is now also known as the "Kaiser Wilhelm Tower".

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