Schmalenstein Castle
| Schmalenstein Castle | |
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 Rest of the defensive wall |
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| Creation time : | around 1262 |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall |
| Standing position : | Nobles |
| Place: | Vineyard |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 2 '54.8 " N , 8 ° 33' 0.4" E |
The castle "Schmalenstein" is a lost moated castle between two arms of the Walzbach near a paper mill at the eastern end of Weingarten in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was built in the 13th century by the Lords of Schmalenstein, mentioned in 1262 and destroyed in the 17th century. The former castle complex consisted of a rectangular core castle , which was completely surrounded by a rectangular defensive wall , of which only a few remains have survived.
literature
- Hartmut Riehl: Castles and palaces in the Kraichgau . 2nd edition, Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher 1998, ISBN 3-929366-51-7 , p. 101.