Leupolz Castle
| Burgrest Leupolz | ||
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| Creation time : | before 1229 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, summit location | |
| Conservation status: | Foundation walls | |
| Standing position : | Ministerial Headquarters | |
| Place: | Wangen in the Allgäu- Leupolzbauhof | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 44 '27.4 " N , 9 ° 49' 19.2" E | |
| Height: | 630 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Burgrest Leupolz is the remainder of a hilltop castle at 630 m above sea level. NHN near the Leupolzbauhof district of the city of Wangen im Allgäu in the Ravensburg district in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle, built before 1229 by the Lords of Leupolz, Ministeriale of St. Gallen Monastery , was mentioned in 1229, destroyed in 1389, rebuilt from 1455 and burned down on June 24, 1624 by a lightning strike. The foundation walls of the former castle complex with a rectangular tower, circular wall and two buildings are still preserved.
literature
- Hans Ulrich Rudolf (eds.), Berthold Büchele, Ursula Rückgauer: Places of rule and power - castles and palaces in the Ravensburg district . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2013, ISBN 978-3-7995-0508-6 , pp. 380–384.
- Max Miller (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 276). Kröner, Stuttgart 1965, DNB 456882928 .
Web links
- Entry on Leupolz in the private database "Alle Burgen".
Individual evidence
- ^ Location of the castle on the map of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- ↑ Hans Ulrich Rudolf (ed.), Berthold Büchele, Ursula Rückgauer: Places of rule and power - castles and palaces in the district of Ravensburg , p. 381 f.