Ribbesbüttel Castle
The castle Ribbesbüttel was a castle in Ribbesbüttel in today Gifhorn , no remains have received from the.
The castle, which was later also referred to as a castle, had a moat , ramparts, porches , stables and barns , according to a description from 1584 . A Merian engraving from 1654 depicts it. After that, it consisted of two round towers and several buildings, most of which were constructed in half-timbered houses . The plant was on an elevated plateau. The copper engraving shows some farm buildings next to and in front of the castle and the moat, which are surrounded by a high fence.
In place of the earlier castle, a castle-like stone building was erected in 1906, which is surrounded on three sides by a wide moat. During construction, remains of a pile grid made of large oak trunks were found in the ground , which apparently came from the castle.
Ribbesbüttel Castle is documented in 1584, when Otto Grote renounced his share in Ribbesbüttel Castle and Gut in favor of Otto Aschen von Mandelsloh's sons .
literature
- Sigrun Ahlers: Topographical-archaeological investigations into prehistoric and early historical fortifications in the districts of Gifhorn, Helmstedt and Wolfenbüttel and in the urban district of Wolfsburg , (dissertation), Hamburg, 1988
Web links
- Reconstruction drawing of Ribbesbüttel Castle by Wolfgang Braun
- Photos from Ribbesbüttel Castle at the Photo Archive Photo Marburg
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 52.4 " N , 10 ° 30 ′ 24.8" E