Burkheim ruins
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| Alternative name (s): | New Castle, Schwendi Castle | |
| Creation time : | 16th century, possibly predecessor from the 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Remnants of the new building | |
| Standing position : | Nobles, counts, commoners | |
| Place: | Vogtsburg in the Kaiserstuhl -Burkheim | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 6 '0 " N , 7 ° 35' 46" E | |
| Height: | 200 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle Burkheim , including New Castle or Schwendi castle called, is the ruin of a Spur castle at 200 m above sea level. NN on a steep rock southwest of the district Burkheim am Kaiserstuhl in the municipality Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was first mentioned on January 13, 1231. Owners were the margraves of Hachberg and in 1316 the lords of Üsenberg , in 1561 Lazarus von Schwendi and the Bastian family. After destruction and rebuilding, the castle was finally destroyed in the Franco-Dutch war between 1672 and 1676. Remains of the new building and remnants of the defensive wall , which are owned by a winery, have been preserved from the former castle .
literature
- Peter P. Albert : The castle ruins Burgheim am Rhein . In: Alemannia. Journal of Alemannic and Franconian History, Folklore, Art and Language , Volume 5, 1904, pp. 1–82.
- Max Miller (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 276). Kröner, Stuttgart 1965, DNB 456882928 .
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Krahe: Castles of the German Middle Ages - floor plan lexicon . Special edition. Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg 2000, ISBN 3-88189-360-1 , p. 136.
- Alfons Zettler , Thomas Zotz (eds.): The castles in the medieval Breisgau, I. Northern part: half volume AK . (= Archeology and history. Freiburg research on the first millennium in southwest Germany 14). Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2003, ISBN 3-7995-7364-X , pp. 83-88.
Web links
Commons : Burg Burkheim - collection of images, videos and audio files
