Schellenburg castle ruins

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Schellenburg castle ruins
Remnants of the wall

Remnants of the wall

Alternative name (s): Schellenberg, Neuburg
Creation time : 12th Century
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: Castle rest
Place: Lenggries
Geographical location 47 ° 40 '8.2 "  N , 11 ° 33' 38.8"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 40 '8.2 "  N , 11 ° 33' 38.8"  E
Height: 750  m above sea level NHN
Schellenburg Castle Ruins (Bavaria)
Schellenburg castle ruins

The castle ruin Schellenburg , also called Schellenberg, Neuburg , is the remainder of a spur castle at 750  m above sea level. NHN high mountain spur over the Isar 1300 meters northwest of the Wegscheid chapel in the municipality of Lenggries in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district in Bavaria .

The castle was probably built during the 12th century by the lords of Schellenberg , in 1155 a Rudgerus de Skellenberg was mentioned as a witness in a document for the Schäftlarn monastery . They also owned the neighboring Hohenburg and the castle in Tölz, which used to be in line of sight . The noble family died out in 1708. From the 13th century it was owned by the Tegernsee Monastery , since then the castle was called Neuburg, and it was probably destroyed beforehand. At that time it served as a watchtower over the Isar. In 1593 it was the seat of a bailiff of the monastery.

Remnants of the foundation wall two meters long and 0.5 meters high have been preserved from the former castle complex . The town of Schellenburg, which lies to the east, was probably the castle's former farmyard and possibly the seat of the bailiff .

literature

  • Michael W. Weithmann: Inventory of the castles of Upper Bavaria . 3rd revised and expanded edition. Published by the district of Upper Bavaria, Munich 1995, pp. 371–372.
  • Werner Meyer : Castles in Upper Bavaria - A manual . Verlag Weidlich, Würzburg 1986, ISBN 3-8035-1279-4 , p. 46-47 .

Web links

Commons : Schellenburg ruins  - collection of images
  • Entry on Schellenburg in the private database "Alle Burgen".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Werner Meyer: Burgen in Oberbayern , p. 46 f.
  2. ↑ Michael W. Weithmann: Inventory of the castles of Upper Bavaria , p. 371.