Mühlhausen Castle / Thuringia
| Muhlhausen Castle | ||
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| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Place: | Mulhouse | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 12 '54.3 " N , 10 ° 27' 49.3" E | |
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The castle Mulhouse is an Outbound fortification of the city Mulhouse in today's Unstrut Hainich in Thuringia .
location
On the current site of the bus station, the castle complex lay on an area of about 1.5 hectares, surrounded by ditches and watercourses. Street names are reminiscent of the former boundaries and also two gates and a cistern .
history
In 775 the city was first mentioned as "Molinhuso". However, it can also be proven by excavations that Mühlhausen already played a role at this time. In 974 the city was a royal court . Emperor Otto gave his wife various possessions, including the imperial castle Mulinhusa . Many kings and emperors stayed here with Konrad the Staufer , which confirmed the rank of the place. Emperor Lothar III. reconciled with Konrad the Staufer here in 1135. In 1180, in the fight between Henry the Lion and Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa , the Welf began the dispute. The result was the destruction of Mühlhausen. The castle and town were rebuilt. In 1198 Philip of Swabia was elected as a king here. The castle was run by several Reich ministerials. In 1251 a dividing wall was built between the castle and town. In 1256 the castle was destroyed and rebuilt in 1287. The next time it was destroyed, the castle was not rebuilt.
literature
- Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces . 2nd expanded and revised edition. Jenzig-Verlag, Jena 2003, ISBN 3-910141-56-0 , pp. 209-210.
- Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia - 430 castles, castle ruins and fortifications . 1st edition. Wartberg Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-631-1 , pp. 309-310.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia - 430 castles, castle ruins and castle sites , p. 309 f.