Graf Gerlachs Castle
| Graf Gerlachs Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | probably in the 11th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, remains of the wall | |
| Place: | Netphen - Sohlbach | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 57 '13.6 " N , 8 ° 10' 18" E | |
| Height: | 515 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Graf-Gerlach castle is in Siegerland located Outbound tower castle .
The remains of its foundation walls are still to be found today on a south-western foothill of the 621 meter high Dicken Ridge at 515 meters above the village of Sohlbach . Presumably the hilltop castle , which was surrounded by a moat partially carved out of the rock and a three-meter-high ring wall, consisted of a stone tower with a half-timbered structure . The floor plan should be six by eight meters. The castle, presumably built in the 11th century according to archaeological findings, was probably abandoned as early as the 12th century. All in all, most of the findings about their history, their previous appearance and, in particular, their namesake are based only on assumptions.
literature
- Blown tracks , Siegener Zeitung from January 22, 2010
Web links
- Jens Friedhoff's entry on Graf-Gerlachs-Burg in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- The Graf-Gerlachsburg is located in the north-east of the village on "www.sohlbach-2000.de"
- More information about the castle at "www.ahlering.de"