List of cultural monuments in Merzalben
In the list of cultural monuments in Merzalben , all cultural monuments of the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality of Merzalben are listed. The basis is the list of monuments of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate (as of January 8, 2019).
Monument zones
designation | location | Construction year | description | image |
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Monument zone Burgruine Gräfenstein | east of the village on the Schloßberg location |
12th Century | Founded in the 12th century by the Counts of Saarbrücken, in ruins since the Thirty Years' War; received from the upper castle from the first half of the 13th century the curtain wall and the keep; Southern half of the lower castle, around the middle of the 13th century, remains of the curtain wall and foundation walls of residential buildings; of the ring wall of the lower castle, which was continued in the 15th century, remains with the foundation walls of the stables and farm buildings, castle gate; Kennel complex with round towers; Drainage shaft, probably from the 15th century; around 1540 restoration of the upper castle's palace, window extension and stair tower; one of the stately and best preserved castles in the Palatinate | more pictures |
Monument zone Wieslauterhof | south of Merzalben on the Wieslauter Lage |
1718 | structural remains of an Erblehenhof dating back to 1718; small ridge system, early or mid-19th century; hook-shaped farm building, early or mid-18th century; north of the former irrigation pond |
Individual monuments
designation | location | Construction year | description | image |
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New Catholic Parish Church of the Holy Cross | Bischof-Emanuel-Straße 2 location |
1954/55 | stately hall, lattice facade, free-standing bell tower, 1954/55 | more pictures |
crucifix | Bischof-Emanuel-Strasse, in front of No. 2 location |
1770 | Crucifix, 1811, with a base from 1770 | more pictures |
Cemetery cross | Friedhofstrasse, on the cemetery location |
1876 | Cemetery cross, marked 1876 | more pictures |
Old Catholic Parish Church of St. Peter | Hauptstrasse 49a location |
14th Century | Lower floor of the late Gothic choir tower, 14th century; three-axis hall, 1769, sacristy 1778 | more pictures |
school | Hauptstrasse 53 location |
1768 | former school; Half-timbered building, partly massive, half-hip roof, marked 1768 | more pictures |
Residential building | Hauptstrasse 59 location |
18th century | Lower stable house, half-timbered structure on a solid base, 18th century | more pictures |
Residential building | Hauptstrasse 64 location |
second half of the 18th century | Half-timbered house, partly massive, probably from the second half of the 18th century | |
Wayside cross | Hauptstrasse, corner of Waldstrasse Lage |
1895 | Road cross, sandstone with metal body, marked 1895 | |
Forester's house | Höhstraße 2 location |
around 1900 | Forester's house; stately historicizing hipped roof building, around 1900 | more pictures |
Wayside cross | Höhstraße, opposite No. 2 location |
1889 | Wayside cross, marked 1889 | more pictures |
Residential building | Zimmerbergstrasse 12 location |
early 20th century | single-storey half-timbered house, half-timbered annex, probably from the early 20th century | more pictures |
Dreiherrenstein | east of the village; District Am Dreiherrenstein location |
1657 | Boundary stone, marks forest borders; designated 1657 and 1773; at the same time knight stone No. 57 of the Palatinate Forest Association | |
Luitpold Tower | east of the village; Weissenberg district location |
Early 20th century | Lookout tower, early 20th century | more pictures |
Remarks
- ↑ also on Wilgartswiesen
literature
- General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments in the district of Südwestpfalz (PDF; 8.7 MB). Mainz 2019.
Web links
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