Nürings Castle

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Nürings Castle
The remains of Nürings Castle in 2002

The remains of Nürings Castle in 2002

Creation time : 11th century
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Tower stump
Standing position : Count
Place: Königstein im Taunus - Falkenstein
Geographical location 50 ° 11 '22.6 "  N , 8 ° 28' 32.9"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 11 '22.6 "  N , 8 ° 28' 32.9"  E
Height: 500  m above sea level NHN
Nürings Castle (Hesse)
Nürings Castle

As Nürings Castle , the rest of a hilltop castle is 500  m above sea level. NHN right next to the south side of Falkenstein Castle in the nature reserve Burghain Falkenstein in the Falkenstein district of Königstein im Taunus in the Hochtaunus district in Hesse .

The still preserved tower stump was ascribed to a tower castle from the Salier period , a square 12 by 12 meter residential tower . However, recent studies (Müller excavation 1997, Erdmann survey 2002) make it probable that the existing wall of the Wall dates from the end of the 13th to the beginning of the 15th century and thus to the time of the Falkensteiners.

The castle was built in the 11th century by the noble lords of Nürings (or Norings). A century later, in 1171/72, the Nüring family died out. Later owners were the Lords of Bolanden . Philipp von Bolanden called himself after the castle Falkenstein am Donnersberg since the 13th century . This new Falkensteiner line removed the remains of Nürings Castle and built the Neu-Falkenstein Castle right next to it ; Although this can only be documented in 1364, it is likely to have started as early as the 2nd half of the 13th century. Nürings Castle was secured in the east by a steep rocky slope and on the other side by moats .

literature

  • Gerd S. Bethke: The Counts of Nürings . In: Rad und Sparren, Zeitschrift des Historisches Verein Rhein-Main-Taunus eV 27 (1998), pp. 3–46, ISSN  0342-2860
  • Beate Großmann-Hofmann and Hans-Curt Köster: Königstein im Taunus: History and Art , 2nd, expanded and updated edition 2010, Langewiesche publishing house, Königstein im Taunus. ISBN 978-3-7845-0777-4 , p. 140. P. 158f.
  • 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. 470.

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