Kraftstein castle ruins

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Kraftstein castle ruins
Veste power stone 1.JPG
Alternative name (s): Kraftstein Castle
Creation time : 1100 to 1200
Castle type : Höhenburg, hillside location
Conservation status: ruin
Standing position : Nobles
Construction: Small cuboid and cuboid masonry
Place: Mühlheim an der Donau - power stone
Geographical location 48 ° 2 '50.6 "  N , 8 ° 49' 46.9"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 2 '50.6 "  N , 8 ° 49' 46.9"  E
Height: 835  m above sea level NN

The Kraftstein castle ruins are the ruins of a hilltop castle at 835  m above sea level. NN near the hamlet of Kraftstein in the town of Mühlheim an der Donau in the Tuttlingen district in Baden-Württemberg .

history

The castle was built in the 12th century and mentioned in the 14th century. The lords of Reichenau and the lords of Wartenberg are named as owners of the castle.

Remnants of the residential tower are still preserved from the castle complex. The keep had a base area of ​​10 by 15 meters and a wall thickness of 1.8 to 2.4 meters.

literature

  • Günter Schmitt : Power stone . In: Ders .: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb. Volume 3: Danube Valley. Hiking and discovering between Sigmaringen and Tuttlingen . Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1990, ISBN 3-924489-50-5 , pp. 329-332.
  • Hans-Wilhelm Heine: Studies on weir systems between the young Danube and western Lake Constance . Published by the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office, Stuttgart 1978, ISSN  0178-3262 , pp. 84 and 158.

Web links

Commons : Ruine Kraftstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files