Ramburg
| Ramburg | ||
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 Ramburg seen from Ramberg |
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| Creation time : | 1100 to 1200 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Enclosing walls | |
| Standing position : | Nobles, ministers, counts | |
| Place: | Ramberg | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 15 '58.9 " N , 8 ° 0' 22.1" E | |
| Height: | 444.2 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Ramburg is the ruin of a hilltop castle in the Südliche Weinstrasse district , Rhineland-Palatinate ( Germany ).
geography
The ruins Ramburg is in the Palatinate at 444.2 m above sea level. NHN high Schlossberg above the village of Ramberg , through whose valley the Dernbach (left source brook of the Eisbach ) flows. There are other castle ruins in the vicinity: Modeneck Castle (approx. 2 km east-northeast), Frankenfelsen Castle (approx. 2.5 km east-northeast) and Neuscharfeneck Castle (approx. 2 km southeast).
history
The Ramburg was built as an imperial castle to protect the Trifels castle under the Hohenstaufen in the 12th century. The Reichsministeriales can be traced back to 1163.
In 1519, Hans von Ramburg, the last member of the Ramburger family, sold his castle to the Dalbergers. Six years later, the castle burned down completely during the Peasants' War .
In 1540 the ruins were bought by the Counts of Löwenstein. After it was completely destroyed by a lightning strike in 1560, it was rebuilt as a residential castle.
It was pillaged, but not destroyed, during the Thirty Years War .
It remained inhabited as an official residence until 1638, but fell into more and more decay and was used as a quarry at the beginning of the 18th century.
description
Remains of the mighty shield wall and the palace can already be seen impressively from the valley . In addition, neck ditches , smaller wall remains and a huge rock cellar have been preserved.
literature
- Rolf Übel : Ramburg, Meistersel, Frankenburg, near Ramburg Kreis Südliche Weinstrasse. Verlag für Burgenkunde und Pfalzforschung, Landau 1999, ISBN 3-929893-07-X . (= Castles of the South Palatinate, Vol. 3)
- Alexander Thon (Ed.): "... like a banned, inaccessible magic castle." Burgen in der Südpfalz, 2nd improved edition Regensburg 2005, pp. 128-131. ISBN 3-795415-70-5 .
Web links
- Ramburg - Website of the municipality of Ramberg
- Panorama - View from the Ramburg to the Eussertal and the surrounding area
- Pictures of Ramburg Castle on Burgenparadies.de