Wallenstein Castle
| Wallenstein Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | first half of the 14th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Neck ditch, wall remains | |
| Standing position : | Counts; Archbishops | |
| Construction: | Wall remains L 8.50 m, H 1.80 m | |
| Place: | Ripples | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 19 '23.9 " N , 8 ° 10' 32.2" E | |
| Height: | 469 m above sea level NHN | |
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Wallenstein Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle in the Wallenstein nature reserve near the Wallen district of the city of Meschede in the Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia . It was a hilltop castle on the summit of the 469 meter high Wallenstein; initially owned by the Counts of Arnsberg and later by the Archbishops of Cologne .
history
The exact construction time is unknown. It was probably in the first half of the 14th century. The castle was originally a state castle of the counts, which served to protect the counts' possessions in the Wenne valley . At times it also served as the summer residence of the counts. With the transition of the county of Arnsberg to the Archdiocese of Cologne in 1368, the facility also fell to Kurköln . A year later, the Hake brothers are mentioned as castle people. As a result of a loan to the Archbishopric, they later also acquired Hachen Castle . In 1414, Wallenstein Castle was destroyed in a feud between the Archdiocese of Cologne and the Counts of Nassau . Bernd Hake received permission to rebuild the castle in 1452. It is uncertain whether it came to this. In any case, the castle was uninhabited as early as 1484.
investment
The main component of the complex was a square building, which is interpreted as a residential tower . This was located directly on a cliff. Two remains of the wall, about 8.5 meters long and up to 1.80 meters high, have been preserved. Since the wall thickness was only 1.20 meters, it is assumed that the upper floors were made of wood or half-timbered . In the east of the complex there is a lower plateau, which may represent the location of the outer bailey. There are some remains of the wall and evidence of a four meter deep and eight meter wide neck ditch . Today the facility is partially secured and freely accessible.
literature
- Jens Friedhoff : Theiss Burgenführer Sauerland and Siegerland. 70 castles and palaces . Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8062-1706-8 , p. 146.