Gaugrafenburg Bretten
| Gaugrafenburg Bretten | |
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 Tower stump of the Gaugrafenburg (May 2014) |
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| Alternative name (s): | Salzhofen Castle |
| Creation time : | 1000 to 1100 |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Tower stump, Wallrest |
| Standing position : | Nobles |
| Place: | Boards |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 1 '16.3 " N , 8 ° 42' 45.1" E |
| Height: | 220 m above sea level NN |
The Gaugrafenburg Bretten (also: Burg Salzhofen ) is the rest of a hilltop castle at 220 m above sea level. NN on a steep mountain near the desert of Salzhofen, 1750 meters south of the town church of Bretten in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was probably built by Kraichgaugrafen in the 11th century. Excavations took place from 1933 to 1935. The stump of the keep and the remains of the wall of the former castle are still preserved.
literature
- Sophie Stelzle-Hüglin, Michael Strobel, Andreas Thiel, Inken Vogt (arrangement): Archaeological monuments in Baden-Württemberg . Published by the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office and the Baden-Württemberg State Surveying Office, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-89021-717-6 , p. 65.