Wiesbach Castle
| Wiesbach Castle | ||
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 Remains of the castle wall |
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| Creation time : | 1100 to 1200 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Wall remains | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale, counts | |
| Place: | Wiesbach (Palatinate) | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 20 '10.9 " N , 7 ° 27' 17.4" E | |
| Height: | 320 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle Wiesenbach is the ruins of a hilltop castle in the village Wiesenbach in Zweibrücken-Land in the district Südwestpfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate . The castle is located on the ridge, a low 320 m above sea level. NN Bergkegel, the "Schlosskopf" northeast of Wiesbach.
history
The castle was probably built between 1125 and 1250 as the seat of an imperial ministerial , first mentioned in 1297 and in 1589 came into the possession of the Counts of Pfalz-Zweibrücken . In 1921, the remains of the residential tower and a neck ditch were uncovered during excavation work .
literature
- Jürgen Keddigkeit , Ulrich Burkhart, Rolf evil : Pfälzisches Castle Encyclopedia, Volume 4/2: St-Z . Published by the Institute for Palatine History and Folklore, Kaiserslautern 2007, ISBN 978-3-927754-56-0 , pp. 309-312.
- Ludwig Petry (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 5: Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 275). 2nd, revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1965, DNB 456882901 .