Maisenburg ruin
| Maisenburg ruin | |
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 Maisenburg ruins - view of the southern side of the ring wall |
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| Creation time : | 12th Century |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location |
| Conservation status: | Castle ruins |
| Standing position : | Nobles |
| Construction: | Humpback cuboid |
| Place: | Hayingen -Indelhausen |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 17 '8.5 " N , 9 ° 29' 57.5" E |
| Height: | 620 m above sea level NN |
The Maisenburg ruin is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 620 m above sea level. NN at the end of a plateau above the Lautertal near the Indelhausen district of the city of Hayingen in the Reutlingen district in Baden-Württemberg .
history
The castle was built during the 12th century by the Knights of Maisenburg and was first mentioned in 1268 as Castrum Maisenburg . In addition to the Lords of Maisenburg, the Lords of Gundelfingen later owned the castle. From 1764 to 2003 the estate was owned by the von Speth family, after 1820 the castle was given up as a residence and fell into disrepair. After the main castle fell into disrepair, the outer castle was converted into living space and used for agricultural purposes. In 1991 and 1992 the facility was extensively renovated. Since 2003 the property has been acquired by a private investor.
Remains of a stone house are still preserved from the former castle complex of the small castle with a strong Staufer shield wall with a humpback square , which indicates a renovation in the 13th to 14th centuries.
The remaining part of the estate (outer bailey) was extensively renovated by the end of 2005 and converted into holiday apartments and a ballroom.
Ruin seen from the Großer Lautertal
In the foreground the Maisenburg ruins with the preserved part of the estate, in the background the Schülzburg ruins
literature
- Günter Schmitt : Castle Guide Swabian Alb. Volume 2: Alb Mitte-Süd - hiking and discovering between Ulm and Sigmaringen . Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1989, ISBN 3-924489-45-9 , pp. 217-224.
- Alexander Antonow: Castles of southwest Germany in the 13th and 14th centuries - with special consideration of the shield wall . Konkordia publishing house, Bühl / Baden 1977, ISBN 3-7826-0040-1 , pp. 219-220.
- 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 .