Pöllnitz Castle
| Pöllnitz Castle | |
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 Keep |
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| Creation time : | 12th Century |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | Keep, remains of the wall |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale |
| Place: | Harth-Pöllnitz - Niederpöllnitz |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 45 '19.1 " N , 11 ° 57' 31.8" E |
| Height: | 322 m above sea level NN |
The castle Pöllnitz is the ruin of a Wasserburg am Pöllnitzbach in the district Niederpöllnitz the community Harth-Pöllnitz in the district of Greiz ( Thuringia ).
In the 12th century the castle was the seat of the Pullnitz, servants of the Margraves of Meißen , of whom an Albertus Pullnitz was mentioned in 1130 . In 1238, the Wettin follower Gottschalk von Pöllnitz was mentioned. The Pöllnitzer were later vassals of the governors of Weida . They settled in Franconia in the 16th century .
After the castle was owned by the Lords of Planitz from the 15th to the 16th century , other owners followed.
Only the high, square keep with high entrance (now plastered) and small remains of the wall remain of the former castle complex.
Web links
Commons : Burg Pöllnitz - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia. Wartberg Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-86134-631-1 , p. 98
- ↑ Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces. Jenzig-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 189