Kirberg Castle

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Kirberg Castle
Kirberg - Burg.jpg
Creation time : around 1355
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Tower and remains of the wall
Standing position : Nobles
Place: Hünstelden - Kirberg
Geographical location 50 ° 18 '38 "  N , 8 ° 9' 21"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 18 '38 "  N , 8 ° 9' 21"  E
Kirberg Castle (Hesse)
Kirberg Castle

The castle Kirberg is the ruins of a hilltop castle in the village of Kirberg the community Huenfelden in Limburg-Weilburg in Hesse .

The castle was built around 1355 by Counts Gerhard von Diez and Johann von Nassau-Merenberg instead of an existing church (around 790) on an isolated scarf stone rock . This was preceded by a feud that broke out in 1353 between the two count families for control of the town of Kirberg. The common castle building was a result of the arbitration negotiations. Together with the construction of the fortress, a church and a curtain wall were built for the town of Kirberg, which also received city ​​rights .

The facility does not seem to have been used for a long time. A bad state of construction has been handed down for 1500. Until the end of the 16th century it was used as accommodation when the sovereigns visited. Until 1670 there was at least one guard at the castle. In 1673 a pleasure garden was laid out on the rock . By 1700, some of the buildings had already fallen to the ground or had been removed for the extraction of building material. The official demolition permit was issued in 1790. Stones from the castle were used for road construction and the construction of buildings in the village until the end of the 19th century.

There were two manors of Burgmann families on the castle grounds . At the beginning of the 18th century, only the foundation walls were left of them .

Today a tower and some walls are still preserved. Occasionally the former castle grounds are used for parties.

literature

  • Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3. Edition. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , p. 442f.
  • Rolf Müller (Ed.): Palaces, castles, old walls. Published by the Hessendienst der Staatskanzlei, Wiesbaden 1990, ISBN 3-89214-017-0 , p. 192f.

Web links

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