Lauenburg Castle

Lauenburg Castle
	Kleine Lauenburg, east side of the keep
Creation time :	First mentioned in 1164
Castle type :	Hilltop castle
Conservation status:	ruin
Place:	Stecklenberg
Geographical location	51 ° 43 '37.4 " N , 11 ° 4' 52" E Coordinates: 51 ° 43 '37.4 " N , 11 ° 4' 52" E
Height:	356.1 m above sea level NHN

The Lauenburg is the ruin of a two-part hilltop castle - Große Lauenburg and Kleine Lauenburg - in the Harz (Eastern Harz) near the village of Stecklenberg in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt . It was built in the High Middle Ages .

Lauenburg Castle, aerial photo (2015)

Geographical location

The ruins of the Great Lauenburg and little Lauenburg located on the south-west of Stecklenberg (district of the city Thale ) situated Castle Hill ( 356.1 m above sea level. NHN ), a northern spur of Ramberg massif. They are about 200 m apart. The ruins of the Stecklenburg are located about 630 m to the northeast .

history

The two-part castle complex was built in the third quarter of the 11th century as an imperial castle under Henry IV and was first mentioned in a document in 1164. The construction of the outer and main castle probably took up to ten years. The purpose of the facility, which had a total length of more than 350 m, was to protect Quedlinburg and the nearby military roads. In 1180 it was conquered by Frederick I ( Barbarossa ) during armed conflicts . Robber barons lived in the castle for a while until it was destroyed in the 14th century.

The lords of Sommerschenburg were among the owners of the castle . The plant was sold for demolition after 1740 .

investment

While the main castle has fallen into serious disrepair, few remains of the towers and outer walls are still preserved, including the keep of the outer castle , the ruins of which are clearly visible from afar.

Castle model and hiking destination

A model with a reconstruction of the Lauenburg on a scale of 1:20 was set up at the village church in Stecklenberg, giving a good impression of the former castle complex.

The Lauenburg ruin, which is freely accessible, is included as No. 187 in the system of stamping points of the Harz hiking pin.

photos

This model of the Lauenburg is in Stecklenberg
Kleine Lauenburg, west side of the keep (2005)
Kleine Lauenburg, remains of the Bering or a building on the north side (2005)
Große Lauenburg, keep in the area of the eastern outer bailey (2005)
Große Lauenburg, keep in the area of the eastern outer bailey (2005)
Große Lauenburg, vault in the gate area (2005)
Große Lauenburg, building remains in the area of the western core castle (2005)

Web links

Commons : Burg Lauenburg - collection of images

Lauenburg castle ruins (photos), on raymond-faure.com
Kleine Lauenburg , reconstruction drawings of German castles, on burgrebaus.de
Große Lauenburg , reconstruction drawings of German castles, on burgrebaus.de

Individual evidence

↑ Saxony-Anhalt viewer of the State Office for Surveying and Geoinformation ( notes )
↑ ^a ^b ^c Entry on Lauenburg (Great Lauenburg, Upper and Lower Lauenburg) in the private database "All Castles". Retrieved September 15, 2015.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lauenburg castle ruins , on harzlife.de
↑ Harzer Wanderadel: stamp point 187 / Lauenburg , on harzer-wandernadel.de

[SAV-1] Saxony-Anhalt viewer of the State Office for Surveying and Geoinformation ( notes )

[LauenbAllBurg-2] Entry on Lauenburg (Great Lauenburg, Upper and Lower Lauenburg) in the private database "All Castles". Retrieved September 15, 2015.

[LauenbHzLf-3] Lauenburg castle ruins , on harzlife.de

[SteSteHWN-4] Harzer Wanderadel: stamp point 187 / Lauenburg , on harzer-wandernadel.de