Richtenberg Castle

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Richtenberg Castle
Creation time : before 1226
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Ministeriale
Place: Gerlingen
Geographical location 48 ° 47 '25.8 "  N , 9 ° 4' 1.2"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 47 '25.8 "  N , 9 ° 4' 1.2"  E
Richtenberg Castle (Baden-Württemberg)
Richtenberg Castle

The castle Richtenberg is an Outbound hilltop castle at a level above Gerlingen in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg .

The castle was before 1226 by the Lords of Gerlingen, a knightly family , whose members Ministeriale the counts of Calw , built were.

The castle, which was owned by the Counts of Asperg at the beginning of the 14th century, and the village and Glemsgau fell to Württemberg in 1308 . The castle was destroyed in the Imperial War (1311-1312) against Count Eberhard von Württemberg . Their remains were still visible until the 19th century, as can be seen from a land map from 1827.

Web links

  • Entry on Richtenberg Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved September 14, 2019.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The deserted castle Richtenberg at leo-bw.de