Riedbach Castle

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Riedbach Castle
Creation time : 1200 to 1300
Castle type : Niederungsburg, moth
Conservation status: Wall and moat remains
Standing position : Nobles
Place: Schrozberg- Riedbach
Geographical location 49 ° 21 '5.7 "  N , 9 ° 54' 46.4"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 21 '5.7 "  N , 9 ° 54' 46.4"  E
Height: 450  m above sea level NN

The castle Riedbach is an Outbound Turmhügelburg (Motte) west of Ried Straße 19, 21 on the southwestern edge of the district Riedbach the city Schrozberg in Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Wuerttemberg .

history

The castle was built in the 13th century, mentioned in 1344 and destroyed in the 15th century. Former owners of the castle were the lords of Seinsheim and the lords of Seldeneck . Only the remains of ramparts and moats remain from the former castle .

literature

  • Alois Schneider: The castles in the Schwäbisch Hall district - an inventory . ( Research and reports on the archeology of the Middle Ages in Baden-Württemberg . Volume 18). Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8062-1228-7 , pp. 203-204.