Neuhausen Castle (Engen)

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Neuhausen Castle
Creation time : 13th Century
Castle type : Location
Conservation status: departed
Standing position : Nobles
Place: Engen- Neuhausen

The castle Neuhausen is an Outbound castle in the district of Neuhausen the city Engen in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Wuerttemberg .

The local castle of Neuhausen, whose former location is unknown, was probably built by the Lords of Neuhausen. They are mentioned there as early as 1093 as a noble sex. The castle was built in the 13th century and burned down by the Swiss in the Swabian War in 1499 . Former owners of the castle were the Lords of Hewen . Nothing has been preserved from the castle complex, which cannot be precisely located.

literature

  • Hans-Wilhelm Heine : Studies on weir systems between the young Danube and western Lake Constance . In: Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.): Research and reports on the archeology of the Middle Ages in Baden-Württemberg. Volume 5 . Stuttgart 1978, ISSN  0178-3262 , pp. 64-65.