Berneck castle ruins with Buschel Chapel (Deggingen)

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Berneck castle ruins with bushel chapel
Creation time : around 1250
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Castle stable, neck ditches, remains of the wall
Standing position : Count
Place: Deggingen
Geographical location 48 ° 35 '23.5 "  N , 9 ° 43' 52.7"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 35 '23.5 "  N , 9 ° 43' 52.7"  E
Height: 746  m above sea level NN
Berneck castle ruins with Buschel Chapel (Baden-Württemberg)
Berneck castle ruins with bushel chapel

The Berneck castle ruin is an abandoned hilltop castle in Deggingen in the Göppingen district . In the 19th century the Buschel Chapel was built within the old fortification .

location

Not far from the village of Berneck, which belongs to Deggingen in the district of Göppingen, is the former hilltop castle Berneck am Albtrauf above Deggingen. The Burgstall is at an altitude of 746 meters. An Albvereinsweg leads from the village to the castle in 5 minutes.

history

The castle was built around 1250. In 1288 it was first mentioned in a document, called Count Konrad von Kirchberg von Berneck. The castle was probably given up around 1350. A document from 1372 names Peter von Berneck in Deggingen and Hans von Berneck in Ditzenbach ; the castle is already referred to as the Burgstall. In 1435, the castle was owned by the Counts of Helfenstein . The castle was probably in the shadow of the neighboring Hiltenburg Castle , which also belonged to the Count von Helfenstein.

investment

From the castle site itself, only two mighty, concentric neck trenches and overgrown wall remains can be seen. The Buschel Chapel, built in 1847, stands on the inner castle surface. The area of ​​the main castle measures around 50 × 40 meters, the entire castle grounds take up an area of ​​70 × 70 meters.

Bushel Chapel

The Madonna of the Buschel Chapel in the Berneck castle ruins
Rear view of the Buschel Chapel in the Berneck castle ruins

The Buschel Chapel, built in 1847, is located on the castle grounds. The Episcopal Ordinariate in Rottenburg granted permission to celebrate Holy Mass in the chapel in 1860 . In the chapel there is a life-size Madonna from around 1730.

literature

  • Otmar Staudenmaier: Berneck and his Buschel Chapel . In: Historical reports from Geislingen and the surrounding area . No. 14 , 1955.
  • Günter Schmitt : Castle Guide Swabian Alb, Volume 1 - Northeast Alb: Hiking and discovering between Aalen and Aichelberg . Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1988, ISBN 3-924489-39-4 , pp. 277-281.