Burgstall castle

This article deals with the Burgstall in Hessen. For the castle stables of the same name in Baden-Württemberg, see Burg bei Burg .

Burgstall castle
Middle part of the remains of the foundation of the castle wall with the ring tower above
Alternative name (s):	Castle near castle, castle, turret
Creation time :	Palatinate: around 800 to 900, castle: beginning of the 13th century
Castle type :	Location, spur location
Conservation status:	Burgstall
Standing position :	Lower nobility
Construction:	Stone foundations, rest unknown
Place:	Herborn - castle
Geographical location	50 ° 41 ′ 58 "  N , 8 ° 18 ′ 12.5"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 58 "  N , 8 ° 18 ′ 12.5"  E
Height:	235  m above sea level NN

The Burgstall Burg , also known as the Burg bei Burg , is an abandoned early medieval spur castle above the Burger Church on the "Breiten Berg" at 235  m above sea level. NN in the Burg district in Herborn in the Lahn-Dill district ( Hesse ) in the street Am Türmchen .

history

The later castle probably goes back to a Carolingian palace complex , which was built between 700 and 800 to complement the Herborn royal court on the mountain spur.

When and by whom the castle was built cannot be precisely proven. Possibly destroyed in the disputes of the Dernbach feud over the Herborner Mark by the Counts of Nassau , it was probably given up and abandoned early on. A documentary mention in 1263 indicates the place name derived from the castle with the local nobility of the same name. The noble family named themselves after the castle from 1206 (first documented mention) until it died out in the 14th century. The castle is also seen as a military addition to the ecclesiastical and secular central functions of Herborn.

present

In 1964, remnants of the wall, probably tower foundations with steps, were found during road works above the Burger Church. Further investigations were carried out in 1971. The remains of the wall of a west gate and the foundations of a round tower have been preserved today and have been integrated into a private property in an exemplary manner. A sign points to the former facility.

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  Remains of the castle wall seen downhill

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  Description of the system remains

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  View from the cemetery uphill

literature

• Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3. Edition. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , p. 417 f.

Web links

Commons : Burgstall Burg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Castle near Burg, Lahn-Dill district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A castle stable in Baden-Württemberg has the same name
2. ↑ Knappe, p. 417 below
3. ↑ Knappe, p. 418
4. ↑ Burg bei herborn.de ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2012 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.  
5. ↑ (Ed.) Office f. Ground monument maintenance in the administrative region of Darmstadt u. a .: Find reports from Hessen , year 5/6 (1965/66), Vlg. Habelt, Bonn 1967, 191 pages
6. ↑ Knappe, p. 418 above