Wippra Castle
| Wippra Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Castle, old castle | |
| Creation time : | 1000 to 1100 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, rocky location | |
| Conservation status: | Wall, moat and wall remains | |
| Standing position : | Nobles, counts, clericals | |
| Place: | Wippra | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 34 '33.7 " N , 11 ° 16' 32.2" E | |
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The Wippra Castle , also called Castle or Old Castle , is the remainder of a rock castle on a rock in the Wippertal near the Wippra district of the town of Sangerhausen in the Mansfeld-Südharz district in Saxony-Anhalt .
history
The castle was probably built by the Counts of Wippra at the beginning of the 11th century and thus established the manor of Wippra. The Counts of Wippra sat at the castle until 1175, which then went to the Lords of Hackeborn , who sold the castle to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg in 1328 . From 1440 the castle was owned by the Counts of Mansfeld , later the Lords of Hoym are also mentioned as owners. After 1579 the castle began to deteriorate.
investment
The former castle complex had a core castle measuring 65 by 125 meters with a gate fence at the southern end, a keep with a floor area of 15 by 15 meters, a bailey about 50 by 120 meters and a northern neck ditch . Remnants of a rampart, moat and wall are still preserved from the complex.
literature
- Friedrich Stolberg : Fortifications in and on the Harz from early history to modern times. Lax Publishing House, Hildesheim 1983.
Web links
- Reconstruction drawing by Wolfgang Braun
Remarks
- ↑ According to the Landesmuseum Halle , the village is older than the castle and it is believed that it was founded between 830 and 850