Nieder-Waroldern Castle

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Nieder-Waroldern Castle
Creation time : 12./13. century
Castle type : Niederungsburg
Conservation status: small remains of the foundation
Standing position : Nobles
Place: Twist valley - Nieder-Waroldern
Geographical location 51 ° 18 '24.7 "  N , 9 ° 0' 28.6"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 18 '24.7 "  N , 9 ° 0' 28.6"  E
Height: 270  m above sea level NN

The castle Nieder-Waroldern is an Outbound Wasserburg on the western edge (at the Wild, formerly "Dränke" called) at 270  m above sea level. NN of Twist valley - Nieder-Waroldern in the north Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg .

history

When and by whom the castle was built is not known. "Warholderen" was mentioned in a document in 1126 owned by the Aroldessen monastery and the Counts of Schwalenberg , who later became Counts of Waldeck . The lords of Twern (also von Zwehren) were named as other owners in the 14th century, who in 1396 transferred half of the town to Ulrich von Escheberg. Feudal lord was Heinrich VI. von Waldeck , who sealed this contract with . He was probably very interested in the castle and decided that further pledges should only be made to "established" Waldeckers. In 1407 his son, Count Heinrich VII von Waldeck , owned the entire castle and pledged it in the same year to Werner von Gudenberg and Karl von Geismar. The latter received from Count Otto III in 1435 . from Waldeck to Landau the whole village to fief. In 1537 the bailiff at Landau , Adrian von Zertzen, had the castle and village in pledge possession. Parts of the castle were probably already demolished at this time. In 1588 a dairy was established in place of the castle . In 1773 the remaining buildings were demolished and the existing moats filled in. Today the site is completely built over. Only small remains of the foundations of the former castle are left.

literature

  • Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3. Edition. Wartberg, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , p. 126.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nieder-Waroldern Castle, Twisting Valley community. Castles, palaces, mansions. (As of November 4, 2010). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Whether it is Nieder-Waroldern or Ober-Waroldern is not certain; for "Waranlundrun" see the story of Nieder-Waroldern .