Ritteburg
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Ritteburg
Kalbsrieth municipality
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 42 " N , 11 ° 19 ′ 34" E
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| Height : | 121 m above sea level NN |
| Residents : | 200 (2009) |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 |
| Postal code : | 06556 |
| Area code : | 03466 |
 Village church
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Ritteburg is a district of Kalbsrieth in the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia .
location
Ritteburg is not far from the southern bank of the Unstrut . To the north opposite is Kalbsrieth. Both districts are on the state road 1172 from Artern to Ziegelroda .
history
Ritteburg was first mentioned in a document on June 1, 932. Ritteburg is believed to have been the site of the Battle of Riyadh in 933. The former moated castle Ritteburg is said to have been built as early as the 8th century to control and secure the Unstrut crossing. In Hersfelder tithe directory this castle has been mentioned with. German kings were there in 932 and 972. It is believed that this place was called Riade , where the king and his men defeated the Hungarians in 933 . In the year 1000 the complex was donated to the Archbishop of Magdeburg . Otherwise nothing is known about the castle and its location. In 2009 the district had 200 inhabitants.
Attractions
- St. Jakobus Church (Ritteburg)
Personalities
- Hans Dietrich Marschall von Bieberstein (1643–1687), manor owner
- Friedrich Traugott Kützing (1807–1893), botanist and algae researcher
Individual evidence
- ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. Rockstuhl Verlag, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 233
- ↑ Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia. Wartberg-Verlag, 2000, p. 155, ISBN 3-86134-631-1
Web links
- Ritteburg on the official website of the Kyffhäuserkreis.Retrieved on June 24, 2012
- Ritteburg on a private website.Retrieved June 24, 2012