Megelolf Castle
| Megelolf Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Eglofs Castle, Castrum Megelolues, Wolkenburg | |
| Creation time : | mentioned in 1243 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Place: | Argenbühl - Eglofs | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 39 '41.5 " N , 9 ° 55' 49.4" E | |
| Height: | 660 m above sea level NHN | |
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The castle Megelolf even castle Eglofs , Wolkenburg and Castrum Megelolues called, is an Outbound hilltop castle on 660 m above sea level. NHN in the district of Eglofs in the municipality of Argenbühl in the Ravensburg district ( Baden-Württemberg ).
The castle was mentioned in 1243 as "Castrum Megelolues" and in 1275 with the personal name Megelolf. The castle was destroyed in 1525 during the Peasants' War.
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. 61-64.
- 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eglof at leo-bw.de
- ↑ entry to Megelolf (Megelolues) in the private database "All Castles".