Rißegg Castle

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Rißegg Castle
Creation time : 1000 to 1100
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Nobles, Ministerials
Place: Biberach an der Riss - Rissegg

The castle Rißegg is an Outbound hilltop castle high above a bend in the Rißtales in the district Rißegg the city Biberach in Biberach district in Baden-Württemberg .

The castle, presumably built by the Lords of Rißegg in the 11th century, was mentioned in 1128 and was later owned by the Ministerials von Warthausen.

Nothing has been preserved from the former castle complex.

literature

  • Stefan Uhl: Castles, palaces and aristocratic residences in the Biberach district. (= Local history sheets for the Biberach district. Vol. 9, special issue 1, ISSN  1430-9475 ). Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1986, p. 57.
  • Otto Beck: Art and history in the Biberach district. A travel guide to cultural sites and sights in the middle of Upper Swabia (= Thorbecke-Taschen-Bildführer. Vol. 7). Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1983, ISBN 3-7995-3707-4 .