Windsbach Castle

Windsbach Castle
City tower, instead of the former keep
Creation time :	12th Century
Castle type :	Location
Conservation status:	Burgstall
Place:	Windsbach
Geographical location	49 ° 14 '48.3 "  N , 10 ° 49' 33"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 14 '48.3 "  N , 10 ° 49' 33"  E

The castle Windsbach is an Outbound medieval castle in place of the present town tower near the castle alley in Windsbach in Central Franconia Ansbach in Bavaria .

The castle, which was probably built in the 12th century, was first mentioned in 1253 and was probably part of the city fortifications. The only remaining remnant of the castle is today's Windsbach city tower, the former keep of the complex. The lower floors of the square tower made of ashlar masonry probably date from the 13th century, the upper floors of plastered half-timbering from the 17th / 18th century. Century.

literature

• Günther P. Fehring : City and district of Ansbach (=  Bavarian art monuments . Volume 2 ). Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1958, DNB  451224701 , p. 157 .

Web links

• Entry on the city ​​fortifications of Windsbach in the private database "Alle Burgen".