Weyarn Castle

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Weyarn Castle
Alternative name (s): Viare
Creation time : 11th century
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Burgstall, built over with a monastery
Place: Weyarn
Geographical location 47 ° 51 '26.6 "  N , 11 ° 47' 47.5"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 51 '26.6 "  N , 11 ° 47' 47.5"  E
Weyarn Castle (Bavaria)
Weyarn Castle

The castle Weyarn ( Viare ) is an Outbound high medieval hilltop castle instead of the monastery Weyarn in Weyarn in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria .

At Viare Castle (from the Latin: cella vivaria = fish pond) built in the 11th century , Count Siboto von Falkenstein founded the Augustinian Canons ' Monastery in Weyarn in 1133 , today's monastery of the Teutonic Order in Weyarn.

The St. Jakobs Chapel is still preserved from the former castle complex.

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Web links

  • Entry on Weyarn in the private database "Alle Burgen".