Havelsburg castle ruins
| Havelsburg castle ruins | |
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.jpg) Havelsburg Castle |
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| Creation time : | presumably 12th Century |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall |
| Standing position : | not clear |
| Place: | Oberreichenbach |
The Havelsburg castle ruin is the name of an abandoned hilltop castle near Oberreichenbach in the Calw district in Baden-Württemberg .
Little is known of the former, barely visible, castle complex; after its destruction it was probably used as a quarry for Würzbacher houses. The castle site above the Würzbach on the upper slope can be reached from the B 296 via the Oberreichenbach sports field .
Local research suggests that the Havelsburg (presumably 12th century), possibly an Upper and Lower Havelsburg opposite the hamlet of Naislach, was the aristocratic seat of the "Cunisa de Wirspach". Both castles are said to have secured the access from Calmbach to Würzbach so that the Ebersteiners or the Baden margraves , the competitors of the Count of Calw , could not come up via the Würzbach valley.
Web links
- Map with approximate castle location and surroundings on: State Agency for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
Individual evidence
- ^ Fritz Barth, Was Würzbach once a noble residence? Article on the heimatforschung.mianba.de website