Numburg
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| Alternative name (s): | Walpenburg, Petersberg | |
| Creation time : | 1116 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, small remains of the tower | |
| Place: | Badra | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 25 '15 " N , 10 ° 58' 34" E | |
| Height: | 250 m above sea level NN | |
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Numburg is an Outbound Spur castle on 250 m above sea level. NN about two kilometers north of Badra on the Schlossberg am Kyffhäuser in the immediate vicinity of the Kelbra dam .
location
North of Badra, a place on the western edge of the Kyffhauser, is Badraer Schweiz , a nature and landscape protection area with numerous small knolls and hills. In the north-eastern area a spur-like part rises up - the Schloßberg to the north-west in the direction of the foreland, which is now flooded with a reservoir. The ruins of a Peter and Paul chapel, which are also medieval here, are located in the castle grounds. The Numburgk estate is located on the bank of the reservoir ; it emerged from a monastery estate. The Numburg Cave is also nearby , it is the largest known cave in the Kyffhäuser Mountains , but now inaccessible because it is permanently flooded.
history
In addition to its protective function for some settlements in the vicinity, Numburg also had to control an old road leading south from the Golden Aue . Numburg was first mentioned in 1116. The keep had an area of five by five meters.
literature
- Michael Köhler: "Numburg" - Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces . Jenzig-Verlag, Jena 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 192 .
- Thomas Bienert: "Numburg" - Medieval castles in Thuringia . Wartberg Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-631-1 , p. 144 .