Schefoldseck Castle
| Schefoldeck Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 1200 to 1300 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, hillside location | |
| Conservation status: | Castle hill, moat | |
| Standing position : | Nobles | |
| Place: | Ingoldingen- Grodt | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 2 '6.4 " N , 9 ° 43' 52" E | |
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The castle Schefoldseck is an Outbound hilltop castle on 580 m above sea level. NN 3200 meters north of Winterstettenstadt and 700 meters south of the chapel in the Grodt district of the municipality of Ingoldingen in the Biberach district in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was probably built by the Lords of Grodt in the 13th century, they were mentioned in 1267. Konrad von Moosheim was also the former owner. The castle hill and an arched moat are still preserved from the former castle complex on the edge of the slope .
literature
- Otto Beck: Art and history in the Biberach district. A travel guide to cultural sites and sights in the middle of Upper Swabia (= Thorbecke-Taschen-Bildführer. Vol. 7). Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1983, ISBN 3-7995-3707-4 .
- Stefan Uhl: Castles, palaces and aristocratic residences in the Biberach district. (= Local history sheets for the Biberach district. Vol. 9, special issue 1, ISSN 1430-9475 ). Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1986, p. 58.