Schlanstedt Castle
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| Alternative name (s): | Schlanstedt Castle | |
| Creation time : | 1000 to 1100 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Keep | |
| Standing position : | Nobles, counts, clericals | |
| Construction: | Limestone, sandstone and half-timbering | |
| Place: | Huy -Schlanstedt | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 0 '36.1 " N , 11 ° 1' 44.7" E | |
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The castle Schlanstedt , today's Castle Schlanstedt is a fortification in the street Burg 1 on the southwestern edge of the district Schlanstedt the town of Huy in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt .
history
The castle was built in the 11th century by the Lords of Schlanstedt to protect the transition over the Great Break and is first mentioned in 1267. Under the leadership of Bishop Count Albrecht von Wernigerode , the Halberstadt diocese acquired the castle for 600 Braunschweig marks from the Regenstein family at the beginning of the 14th century. This was followed by the conversion of the round castle into table goods by the Halberstadt bishops. From 1610 to 1620 was the main castle rebuilt again and there was a still-preserved Renaissance - castle from the medieval castle.
In 1650, after the Thirty Years' War and the withdrawal of the Swedes, the castle was transferred to the Elector of Brandenburg and later to the Royal Prussian Domain Office. From 1836 to 1946 the castle was leased to the well-known seed breeding family Rimpau (1888 Wilhelm Rimpau ). After the Second World War , refugee apartments were set up at the castle.
After the castle came into the possession of the municipality of Schlanstedt in 1994, the 24 meter deep well in the inner courtyard was uncovered again. In 2001 the Blume-Brümmer family acquired the castle and the castle garden. From 2002 onwards, the castle and park were dismantled and renovated, as well as structural safety measures.
Todays use
Today the castle is used as a castle shop, museum, event location, exhibition space, observation tower and restaurant. There are visits, guided tours and knight's meals and there is the possibility of overnight stays in the museum.
investment
The 25 meter high round Romanesque keep (with viewing platform) from the 11th century with a diameter of 8 meters and a wall thickness of 2.8 meters has been preserved from the former castle complex, as well as the remainder of a gate tower on a surface area of 9 by 9 Meters, a 24 meter deep well in the inner courtyard and a dungeon . The upper floors of the castle (core castle) with a trapezoidal floor plan are partially built with half-timbering .
literature
- Bruno J. Sobotka: Castles, palaces, manor houses in Saxony-Anhalt , Stuttgart 1994
Web links
- Website of Schlanstedt Castle ( Memento from August 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )