Hatzenturm
| Hatzenturm | |
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 Hatzenturm, 2008 |
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| Creation time : | 1128 |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Receive |
| Standing position : | Nobles |
| Place: | Wolpertswende- Hatzenturm |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 54 '13.3 " N , 9 ° 36' 58" E |
| Height: | 580 m above sea level NN |
The Hatzenturm is a tower castle at 580 m above sea level. NN high slope edge in the district Hatzenturm of the municipality Wolpertswende in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg .
The hilltop castle was probably built in 1128 (a Filius Hattonis was mentioned) by the knights of Hatzenturm, a sideline of the Lords of Fronhofen, who called themselves von Königsegg from the middle of the 13th century . In 1419, Hans von Königsegg, son of Eberhard, sold the Hatzenturm Castle and the Wolpertswende church to the Heilig-Geist-Spital Ravensburg. The 18 meter high residential tower ( keep ) of the tower castle has a base area of 9 by 9 meters and a wall thickness of 2.50 meters.
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 .
Web links
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