Zwiefaltendorf Castle
| Zwiefaltendorf Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 1000 to 1100 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, small remains of the wall | |
| Standing position : | Nobles | |
| Place: | Riedlingen- Zwiefaltendorf | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 12 '51.6 " N , 9 ° 31' 4.3" E | |
| Height: | 529 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle Zwiefaltendorf is an Outbound Wasserburg in the district Zwiefaltendorf the city Riedlingen in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was probably built by the Lords of Zwiefaltendorf in the 11th century, in 1091 a Dietrich von Zwiefaltendorf was mentioned. In 1517 the castle was burned down by Duke Ulrich von Württemberg and demolished in 1660 after being sacked by the Swedes. Then Zwiefaltendorf Castle was built a few meters north .
The gentlemen von Speth were also the owners . Only a few remains of the wall remain from the former castle.
literature
- Günter Schmitt : Zwiefaltendorf (castle and palace) . In: Günter Schmitt: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb. Volume 2: Alb Middle-South. Hiking and discovering between Ulm and Sigmaringen. Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach 1989, ISBN 3-924489-45-9 , pp. 263-268.