Waldau Castle (Schwäbisch Gmünd)

Waldau Castle
	Presumed condition of the ruin around 1474
Alternative name (s):	Hohenwalden Castle
Castle type :	Hilltop castle
Conservation status:	Wall remains
Place:	Schwäbisch Gmünd -Waldau
Geographical location	48 ° 49 '20 " N , 9 ° 46' 0.8" E Coordinates: 48 ° 49 '20 " N , 9 ° 46' 0.8" E
Height:	451 m above sea level NN

Castle section with information board on history (2012)

The Burg Waldau , including High Walden called, is the ruins of a hilltop castle on 451 m above sea level. NN near the district Waldau (part of Großdeinbach ) in the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd in the Ostalb district in Baden-Württemberg . Only a few remains of the wall remain from the castle ruins.

literature

Klaus Graf : Wolfstal Castle, Bettringen Castle and Bargau Castle. In: Unicorn Yearbook. Schwäbisch Gmünd 1980, pp. 204-215 ( doi : 10.6094 / UNIFR / 10242 ).

Wikisource: Burg and village Waldau in the description of the Oberamt Welzheim - sources and full texts