Grimmenstein Castle Ruins (St. Margrethen)
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| Creation time : | before mid-13th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Noble | |
| Place: | St. Margrethen | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 27 '10.2 " N , 9 ° 36' 46.8" O | |
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The Grimmenstein castle ruins are the ruins of a hilltop castle above St. Margrethen in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen . It is a cultural asset of regional importance .
history
The castle was built before the middle of the 13th century at the suggestion of St. Gallen abbot Berchtold von Falkenstein . It then changed hands several times. In the 14th century the castle was used by robber knights as a residence. In 1416 it was razed and never rebuilt. The ruin was later used as a quarry. Only the remains of a residential tower , a cistern and wall remains of other buildings are preserved.
Web links
Commons : Burg Grimmenstein (St. Margrethen) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Regula Anna Steinhauser-Zimmermann: Grimmenstein (SG). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ B objects SG 2018 . Canton of St. Gallen KGS inventory, B objects, status: 1.1.2018 (no changes compared to previous year). In: babs.admin.ch / kulturgueterschutz.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP - Department of Cultural Property Protection, January 1, 2018, accessed on December 31, 2017 (PDF; 332 kB, 8 pages, updated annually, no changes for 2018).
- ↑ Grimmenstein Castle at Burgenwelt.org