Kübelberg Castle
| Kübelberg Castle | ||
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 Replica of the historic Kübelberger gallows in sand |
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| Alternative name (s): | Wonnenberg | |
| Creation time : | around 1297 | |
| Castle type : | Location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale | |
| Place: | Schönenberg-Kübelberg | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 24 '22 " N , 7 ° 22' 6" E | |
| Height: | 250 m above sea level NHN | |
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The castle Kübelberg even Wonneberg called, is a Outbound castle . It stood on a hill not far from the church in the Kübelberg district of the Schönenberg-Kübelberg community in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate .
The castle was probably built in the second half of the 13th century and was first mentioned in 1297 as "castrum". The castle was owned by the lords of Kübelberg (knight Gerin von Kübelberg). Starting from this castle, Kübelberg developed into a place of justice that comprised twelve villages in the 18th century. Nothing has survived from the former castle complex, which consisted of a residential tower with wooden palisades, a small outer bailey and a moat with agricultural buildings on a raised castle hill.
A 27-kilometer hiking trail, the Ritter-Gerin-Weg, is reminiscent of the Kübelberg knights and the castle.
The last mention of Kübelberg Castle was on December 31, 1821 in the Bavarian Intelligence Gazette:
- “Tuesday, January 29th, next at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the signed office, in accordance with authorization received from the high government, will publicly auction the old detention house (tower) in Kübelberg for demolition to the highest bidder in loco Kübelberg. Schönenberg December 31, 1821, the mayor's office, J. Weis. "
This old detention center was the last remnant of the former castle in Kübelberg. Before it was demolished, this tower was around 12 meters high.
Today at the entrance to the village in the roundabout a reconstruction of a ruin reminds of the former castle.
literature
- Jürgen Keddigkeit , Ulrich Burkhart, Rolf Übel : Palatinate Burgenlexikon III IN, Kaiserslautern 2005
Web links
- Entry on Kübelberg Castle in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute