Vorderreuth Castle
Vorderreuth Castle | ||
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Creation time : | Medieval | |
Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth | |
Conservation status: | Burgstall, tower hill, moat, wall | |
Place: | Stadtsteinach - Vorderreuth | |
Geographical location | 50 ° 11 '38.3 " N , 11 ° 29' 58.9" E | |
Height: | 580 m above sea level NHN | |
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The castle front Reuth is an Outbound medieval motte 440 meters north-northeast of the local Church of front Reuth , a modern suburb of Stadtsteinach in the Bavarian district of Kulmbach .
The tower hill with a diameter of eight meters and the moat with outer wall are still preserved from the former moth enclosure.
literature
- Rüdiger Bauriedel, Ruprecht Konrad: Medieval fortifications and noble residences in the district of Kulmbach . Published by the district of Kulmbach, Neudrossenfeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-033354-5 , pp. 198 and 232.
- Denis André Chevalley (arr.): Upper Franconia . Ed .: Michael Petzet , Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (= Monuments in Bavaria . Volume IV ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52395-3 .
- Klaus Schwarz: The prehistoric and early historical monuments in Upper Franconia . (Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory, series B, volume 5). Michael Laßleben , Kallmünz 1955, p. 152.
Web links
- Entry on Vorderreuth in the private database "Alle Burgen".