Rotenberg Castle (Dhaun)

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Rotenberg Castle
View from Brunkenstein to the Rotenberg.  In the background: Simmertal

View from Brunkenstein to the Rotenberg. In the background: Simmertal

Alternative name (s): Rotenburg
Creation time : 1329
Castle type : Höhenburg, rocky location
Conservation status: Burgstall, castle rock preserved
Place: Hochstetten-Dhaun
Geographical location 49 ° 48 '39.6 "  N , 7 ° 30' 39.8"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 48 '39.6 "  N , 7 ° 30' 39.8"  E

The Burg Rotenberg , even Rotenburg called, is an Outbound hilltop castle at Castle Dhaun in Hochstetten-Dhaun , the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The castle was built in 1329 in connection with the "Dhauner Feud" and burned down in 1480. Visible remains of the wall have not been preserved. Only the rocks and the remains of the neck ditch are preserved, located near Brunkenstein Castle .

Web links

  • Entry on Rotenberg Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved November 16, 2018.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ An attempt at a historical message from the rule and border fortress Rotenberg . Fritz, January 1, 1778 ( google.de [accessed February 9, 2017]).