Burgau castle ruins
| Burgau castle ruins | ||
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 Moat of the old castle, used privately today |
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| Creation time : | First mentioned in 1305 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, ditch | |
| Place: | Jena-Burgau | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 53 '43.1 " N , 11 ° 35' 44.2" E | |
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The castle ruin Burgau is a defunct Niederungsburg in Jena in the Burgau district in Thuringia .
location
Burgau is located northwest of Lobeda and the Lobdeburg in the Saale floodplain on a rocky terrace that slopes steeply to the south. The old Saale bridge Jena-Burgau shows the importance of Burgau as a crossing point.
history
A Burgau castle was mentioned in 1305 as a Wettin seat . It was in the 12./13. Century was founded by the Lobdeburgers . From around 1480 Burgau was the seat of the Wettin dual office of Jena-Burgau . Remnants of the fortification have been preserved in a section-like ditch that closes the small mountain spur to the west and continues on a small north slope to the east. In 2007, parts of a bridge ramp and a building were found on the unbuilt area of the former castle. In 1451 the facility was destroyed in the Saxon Civil War and only rebuilt to a lesser extent. In 1753 the castle was torn down to its foundation walls because it was in disrepair. The structural remains were secured.
From 1906 to 1910, Professor Adolph Binder built today's "Binderburg" on the site of the old castle. After he and his family had fled to West Germany in 1949, the castle was rented out by the state housing management and during this time it increasingly fell into disrepair. After the fall of the Wall , the Binder family got the building back and sold it in 2003 to the Jena physicist Michael Willsch. He then began with an extensive renovation, which was mostly done in-house. Since then the castle has been partially used for events.
literature
- Herbert Müller: "The Jena-Burgau dual office looks at the origin, expansion and extent of Wettin regional rule from the beginnings to the middle of the 16th century.", Coburg 1929 (Phil. Diss. Jena 1929), (Note: Burgau Castle the Lords of Lobdeburg-Burgau was the original center of the Burgau office until its abandonment or destruction)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Köhler: Thuringians fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces . Jenzig-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 74
- ↑ Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia . Wartberg-Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-86134-631-1 , p. 133
- ↑ Without an author: The remains of Burgau Castle uncovered - excavations by the Monument Office on the grounds of the Binderburg . Otz, July 6, 2007
- ↑ History of the Binderburg ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
