Katzenstein Castle (Dischingen)

Katzenstein Castle
Alternative name (s):	Cazzenstein
Creation time :	first mentioned 1099
Castle type :	Hilltop castle
Conservation status:	Received or received substantial parts
Standing position :	Ministeriale
Construction:	Square and hump square masonry
Place:	Dischingen - Katzenstein
Geographical location	48 ° 43 '25 "  N , 10 ° 23' 30"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '25 "  N , 10 ° 23' 30"  E
Height:	538  m above sea level NN

Katzenstein Castle , also called Cazzenstein, is one of the oldest preserved Staufer castles in the district of Dischingen in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg that is named after it .

Geographical location

Katzenstein Castle, aerial photo (2016)

The Höhenburg is located on the Härtsfeld in a side valley of the Egau near the Roman road Faimingen - Oberdorf bei Bopfingen (also known as Frankenstrasse). It is around 538 meters above sea level.

history

Lithograph by Louis Kolb from around 1830

Katzenstein Castle

In 1099 the "Lords of Cazzenstein" were first mentioned. They were feudal people of the Counts of Dillingen . In 1262 the nobles of Hürnheim called themselves the owners of the castle "von Katzenstein"; Hermann von Hürnheim-Katzenstein sold the castle and its accessories.

Ownership changed to the Counts of Oettingen in 1354 . They pledged the castle to the Counts of Helfenstein , who enfeoffed Berthold von Westerstetten with Katzenstein in 1382. In 1572 the Katzensteiner line of the Westerstetten went out. Thereupon the heirs of the last Westerstetter sold Katzenstein to their feudal lord, the Count of Oettingen .

In 1648 the French set the castle on fire. Count Notger Wilhelm von Oettingen-Baldern had it renewed from 1669 and expanded it into his residence.

After the death of the last Count of Oettingen-Baldern in 1798, Katzenstein passed to the princely line of Oettingen-Wallerstein and in 1810 was incorporated into the Württemberg Oberamt Neresheim .

The castle has been privately owned since 1939, but is open to the public. It has been an outstanding sight on the Staufer road since 1997 .

Since October 2007, Katzenstein Castle has been one of 26 information points of the UNESCO Geopark Swabian Alb .

description

A Romanesque castle keep , which was built around 1000 Chapel of St. Lawrence - with unique frescoes from the transition period from the late Romanesque to early Gothic style - as well as the palace have been preserved in the state of the 17th century.

and display information about the image

View of the courtyard of Katzenstein Castle

literature

• Max Miller , Gerhard Taddey (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 276). 2nd, improved and enlarged edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-520-27602-X .
• Michael-Nikolaus-Nomidis Walter, castle administrator Burg Katzenstein: History and description of Castle Katzenstein . Mission printing & publishing house Mariannhill, Reimlingen.
• Günter Schmitt : Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb, Volume 6: Ostalb - hiking and discovering between Ulm, Aalen and Donauwörth . Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach 1995, ISBN 3-924489-74-2 , pp. 77-88.

Web links

Commons : Burg Katzenstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of Katzenstein Castle
• 3D model of Katzenstein Castle

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Straße der Staufer on stauferstelen.de. Retrieved July 10, 2016.