Kesselburg (Upper Swabia)

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Kesselburg
Creation time : 600 to 700
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: departed
Place: Biberach an der Riss

The Kesselburg is an abandoned hilltop castle on a mountain corner that has been removed today, 1250 meters north of the town of Biberach in the Biberach district in Baden-Württemberg .

The castle, built in the 7th century, was abandoned in the 11th century and later completely destroyed by gravel mining. Nothing has been preserved from the castle complex, which can no longer be precisely located.

literature

  • Stefan Uhl: Castles, palaces and aristocratic residences in the Biberach district. (= Local history sheets for the Biberach district. Vol. 9, special issue 1, ISSN  1430-9475 ). Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1986, pp. 5-67.