Leuchtenburg (South Tyrol)

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Leuchtenburg
Leuchtenburg castle ruins

Leuchtenburg castle ruins

Alternative name (s): Castelchiaro, Castel Chiaro
Creation time : about 1200
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: ruin
Geographical location 46 ° 22 '44.1 "  N , 11 ° 16' 47.5"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 22 '44.1 "  N , 11 ° 16' 47.5"  E
Leuchtenburg (South Tyrol)
Leuchtenburg

The Leuchtenburg is the ruin of a hilltop castle above Lake Caldaro in South Tyrol . It is located on a 576  m slm high elevation in the south of the Mitterberg in the area of ​​the municipality of Pfatten . A little to the north below the castle ruins is the crossing of the Kreiter saddle , which is guarded by the nearby Laimburg . The Leuchtenburg is characterized by a gigantic shield wall or a high coat. This goes beyond the purely fortificatory moment, as the castle is in a well-protected place.

The main castle itself consists of the oval, high coat and some residential buildings inside. In addition, the Leuchtenburg has two outer castles that were built later.

The exact date of the building is uncertain, the period between 1200 and 1250 is often mentioned; the South Tyrolean Castle Institute even assumes that it was built before 1200. More recent attempts at dating suggest the first half of the 14th century.

The Leuchtenburg has been uninhabited since 1610 and gradually fell into disrepair. The masonry was preserved in the 20th century.

  • View of the shield wall

  • View through the entrance to the main castle

  • View over Lake Kaltern to the ruins

literature

  • Martin Mittermair: Leuchtenburg . In: Magdalena Hörmann-Weingartner (Ed.): Tiroler Burgenbuch. Volume X: Überetsch and South Tyrolean Unterland . Athesia publishing house, Bozen 2011, ISBN 978-88-8266-780-1 , pp. 281-300.

Web links

Commons : Leuchtenburg (South Tyrol)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office