Burgstall Thüngfelderstein
Burgstall Thüngfelderstein | ||
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Alternative name (s): | Eberhardstein Castle | |
Creation time : | 12th Century | |
Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
Conservation status: | Burgstall, ditch | |
Place: | Gößweinstein - Morschreuth | |
Geographical location | 49 ° 44 '38.7 " N , 11 ° 14' 54.5" E | |
Height: | 400 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Burgstall Thüngfelderstein , also known as Eberhardstein Castle , describes an abandoned hilltop castle on a rock near Morschreuth , a district of the market town of Gößweinstein in the Forchheim district in Bavaria .
The castle was built in the 12th century by the Lords of Thüngfeld , in 1154 a "Eberjard von Thüngfeld" is mentioned.
A moat has been preserved from the former tower castle .
literature
- Walter Heinz: Former aristocratic residences in the Trubach Valley - a guide for friends of home and hikers . Verlag Palm and Enke , Erlangen and Jena 1996, ISBN 3-7896-0554-9 , pp. 226-231.
- Hellmut Kunstmann : The castles of south-western Franconian Switzerland . From the series: Publications of the Society for Franconian History Series IX: Representations from the Franconian History, Volume 28. Commission publishing house Degener and Co., Neustadt / Aisch 1990, pp. 261–262.
Web links
- Entry on Thüngfelderstein in the private database "Alle Burgen".