Egglburg

Egglburg
Alternative name (s):	Ekkilinpurc, Burgstall
Creation time :	Early medieval
Castle type :	Höhenburg, hillside location
Conservation status:	Burgstall
Place:	Ebersberg -Vorderegglburg- "Kirchberg"
Geographical location	48 ° 4 '46.4 "  N , 11 ° 56' 17.6"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 4 '46.4 "  N , 11 ° 56' 17.6"  E
Height:	585  m above sea level NN

The Egglburg , also called Ekkilinpurc or simply Burgstall , is an abandoned early medieval hilltop castle at 585  m above sea level. NN on the Kirchberg between Hinteregglburg and Vorderegglburg , districts of the city of Ebersberg in the district of Ebersberg in Bavaria .

The castle was built by the Counts of Ebersberg during the early Middle Ages and was mentioned as an oppidum in 1080 . In the 12th century it was owned by the Lords of Egglburg, and in 1135 a Purchardus de Ekelburg was named. Nothing has been preserved from the former castle , today the site is registered as a ground monument D-1-7937-0021 "Castle stalls of the early and high Middle Ages (" oppidum Eckilinpurc ")" by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation .

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, p. 122.
• Hansjürgen Brachmann : The early medieval fortifications in Central Europe. Investigations into its development and function in the Germanic-German area . In: Writings on prehistory and early history. 45 . Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-05-001995-6 .

Web links

• Entry on Egglburg in the private database "Alle Burgen".

Individual evidence

1. ^ Location of the Burgstall in the Bavaria Atlas
2. ↑ Michael W. Weithmann: Inventory of the castles of Upper Bavaria , p. 122
3. ↑ List of monuments for Ebersberg (PDF) at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (PDF; 148 kB)