Liebenburg (Namborn)
| Liebenburg | ||
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 The 1976 newly built observation tower |
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| Alternative name (s): | Liebenberg | |
| Creation time : | around 1170 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Keep, foundation walls | |
| Standing position : | Counts, clericals, nobles | |
| Place: | Namborn - Eisweiler | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 30 '44 " N , 7 ° 9' 10" E | |
| Height: | 375.9 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Liebenburg , also called Liebenberg , is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 375.9 m above sea level. NHN high Schloßberg between the Namborn districts Eisweiler and Hofeld in the Saarland district of St. Wendel .
history
The castle was built around 1170 by the Counts of Castel to secure their possessions and was first mentioned in 1218 with "Boemund von Liebenberg", who was the feudal man of the Counts of Zweibrücken .
After the castle came into the possession of Archbishop Balduin von Trier in 1334 , it was destroyed in 1430 in a dispute between Ulrich von Manderscheid and Raban von Helmstatt about the Trier archbishopric and electoral dignity. In 1479 Heinrich von Sötern was enfeoffed with the castle, which was finally destroyed by the French in 1677 in the Dutch War and then served as a quarry.
In 1926 the first uncovering and excavation work took place on the small elliptical castle complex with a size of about 70 by 35 meters. In 1976 the keep above the cistern was rebuilt. Today it serves as a lookout tower and wedding room (April 1 to October 31).
investment
The round brick keep of the Liebenburg has a diameter of a good six meters, a height of 7.4 m, and stands at the highest point of the castle complex. A metal staircase with 32 steps leads along the outer wall of the tower to the 6.3 m high viewing platform , from which there is a very good panoramic view.
The complex also includes a tower, a building and a fountain .
Foundation walls
Display board
literature
- Joachim Conrad, Stefan Flesch, Ed .: Castles and Palaces on the Saar , Saarbrücken 1988
- Eckhart Sander: The most beautiful palaces and fortresses in Saarland , Gudensberg, 1999.
- Julius Bettingen: History of the City of St. Wendel - Part II, 1865, (pages 264 to 280 = historical reports about the Liebenberg Castle near St. Wendel), St. Wendel 1993
- Karl Pöhlmann: Liebenberg ruins near St. Wendel , Zweibrücken 1922 (26 pages)
- Gerd Schmitt: The coat of arms stone from the Liebenburg - considerations on an unusual coat of arms find (Journal for the history of the Saar region - LIII / LIV - 2005/2006 ", pages 11-22)
Web links
References and comments
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Getting married on the Liebenburg on the website of the Namborn community
- ↑ Information based on measurements carried out privately