Waiblingen Castle (Aalen)
Waiblingen Castle | ||
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Creation time : | Mentioned in 1229 | |
Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
Conservation status: | Burgstall, trenches | |
Place: | Aalen - Fachsenfeld , Waiblingen district | |
Geographical location | 48 ° 53 '27.1 " N , 10 ° 3' 7.5" E | |
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The castle Waiblingen is an Outbound hill fort on a promontory above the Kocher in Waiblingen , a district of Fachsenfeld in the city of Aalen in Ostalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg .
history
In 1229 the castle is mentioned with an Ulricus de Wabelingen . The basic rule was first with the Hohenstaufen , after the end of the Hohenstaufen Waiblingen and Fachsenfeld went to the Counts of Oettingen . In 1401 the villages went to the Lords of Woellwarth . In the 16th century, the lords of Waiblingen emigrated, where they appear with the same coat of arms in the service of Landgrave Philip of Hesse .
description
The round castle stable has a diameter of 27 to 33 meters.
literature
Wikisource: Formerly independent municipality Fachsenfeld in the description of the Aalen District Office from 1854 - sources and full texts
Web links
- Village Waiblingen with castle on LEO-BW
- Entry on Waiblingen Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen". Accessed January 21, 2020.