Burgstall Schenkenzell
Burgstall Schenkenzell | ||
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Alternative name (s): | Burgstall | |
Creation time : | 1493 | |
Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
Conservation status: | Burgstall, castle hill | |
Standing position : | Nobles | |
Place: | Schenkenzell - "Burgstall" | |
Geographical location | 48 ° 18 '21.6 " N , 8 ° 22' 21.7" E | |
Height: | 408.2 m above sea level NN | |
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Burgstall Schenkenzell , also called Burgstall , is an abandoned hilltop castle at 408.2 m above sea level. NN high Burgstallfelsen south of the community Schenkenzell in the Rottweil district in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was mentioned as a castle stable in 1493 , so it was already destroyed by that time. The castle was probably used to monitor an old path that led past the castle.
From the former castle complex on an almost circular castle area with a diameter of 22 meters, the castle hill is still preserved.
literature
- Max Miller (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 276). Kröner, Stuttgart 1965, DNB 456882928 .
- Hans Harter: The Burgstall near Schenkenzell . In: Hugo Schneider (Ed.): Castles and palaces in central Baden . Series of publications: Die Ortenau: Journal of the Historical Association for Central Baden , Volume 64. Publishing house of the Historical Association for Central Baden, Offenburg 1984, ISSN 0342-1503 , pp. 486–487.