Sterrenberg Castle (Palatinate)
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| Creation time : | 14th Century |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Earth walls |
| Place: | Otterbach (West Palatinate) |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 28 '59.1 " N , 7 ° 44' 36.6" E |
| Height: | 309 m above sea level NN |
The remains of the Sterrenberg Castle are located at 309 m above sea level. NN high Schlossberg near Otterbach in the Kaiserslautern district in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .
history
In the years 1257 and 1264 a Cunradus de Sterrenberc sealed two documents as a witness. However, it is not clear whether this Conradus is connected with Sterrenberg Castle . It was not until 1357 that the castle was first clearly mentioned in a document. In 1420, Simond von Breidenborn's widow handed over the “castle frame” to her eldest son, Johann the boy from Breidenborn.
Karl von Breidenborn and his wife, Eva von Rittenhofen , were enfeoffed with the "Burgstadel" in 1457. In 1484, the Sterrenberg was awarded by the Speyer bishop Ludwig to the Lauterer bailiff , Hans von Flörsheim . In 1605 the castle was already described as a ruined palace. In 1655 the "Burgstadel" was assigned to the Kirrweiler conductor Johann Klesinger. The Burgstall was ceded to Damian Hartard von der Leyen in 1656 .
During the Battle of Morlautern in 1793 an artillery position was built on the Schloßberg. In 1884 Christian Mehlis explored the complex for the first time and suspected a Roman or Franconian castle wall.
literature
- Jürgen Keddigkeit; Ulrich Burkhart; Rolf Übel : Palatinate Castle Lexicon . Volume IV.1 / 2 P. ISBN 3-927754-56-0 .