Salignac Castle
| Salignac Castle | ||
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 Salignac Castle |
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| Creation time : | 11th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Received or received substantial parts | |
| Place: | Salignac Eyvigues | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 58 '29 " N , 1 ° 19' 35" E | |
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The Château de Salignac is a hilltop castle in the midst of the Périgord noir in the outskirts of Salignac-Eyvigues in the French region Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Dordogne . The property cannot be visited.
The origins of the fortified castle, renovated in the 12th and 13th centuries, date back to the 11th century. The fortress of the Lords of Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon played an important role in the Hundred Years War and the Wars of Religion . The most famous member of the family was the writer François Fénelon . In 1545 the property passed to the de Gontaut-Biron family, who had most of today's buildings built in the Renaissance style in the 15th and 17th centuries .
Salignac Castle is still surrounded by a rampart today. The two-storey main wing with its stone-covered roof and cross- frame windows is flanked by round towers with conical roofs and square towers.
When the castle was still open to the public, the interior was also a draw for visitors, especially the large fireplaces in the armory and great hall, as well as the Renaissance furniture and Flemish tapestries . The remains of a Romanesque chapel with parts of old frescoes and the dungeons are among the oldest parts of the castle.
literature
- Susanne Böttcher (Ed.): Périgord, Dordogne, Limousin (= Michelin. The Green Guide ). Travel House Media, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-8342-8995-7 , p. 248.
- Jean-Luc Aubarbier, Michel Binet: Beloved Perigord. Ouest-France, Rennes 1990, ISBN 2-7373-0299-4 , p. 21.
