Weierweiler Castle
| Weierweiler Castle | ||
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 "Hungerburg" near Weierweiler |
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| Alternative name (s): | Hungerburg, castle | |
| Creation time : | 11th to 12th centuries | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Place: | Weiskirchen -Weierweiler | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 31 '31.8 " N , 6 ° 49' 20" E | |
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The Weierweiler even Hungerburg or just Burg called, is a Outbound Turmhügelburg (moth) at the creek on the eastern edge of Weierweiler, in the municipality of Weiskirchen in the district of Merzig-Wadern in Saarland .
The castle, whose owner is the Archdiocese of Trier , was built between the 11th and 12th centuries and was mentioned in 1332. According to Keller in the history of the Merzig-Wadern district , there was a bailiff of the Dagstuhl estate at the castle . The castle site of the former castle , which is now partly wooded, is located behind the current farmhouse with the Brix-Kratz family's inn.
literature
- Joachim Conrad, Stefan Flesch (ed.): Castles and palaces on the Saar , Minerva publishing house, 1988
Web links
Commons : Burg Weierweiler - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Pictures of the "Hungerburg" at saarchaeologie.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry on Weierweiler Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen".
- ↑ Weierweiler district at weiskirchen.de