Alerheim Castle

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alerheim Castle
Alerheim Castle from the southwest

Alerheim Castle from the southwest

Alternative name (s): Alerheim castle ruins
Creation time : probably during the 12th century
Castle type : Höhenburg, hillside location
Conservation status: Wall remnants, remnants of the gate construction
Standing position : Nobles, counts, clericals, commoners
Place: Alerheim castle ruins
Geographical location 48 ° 50 '8 "  N , 10 ° 36' 48.1"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 50 '8 "  N , 10 ° 36' 48.1"  E
Height: 455.4  m above sea level NHN
Alerheim Castle (Bavaria)
Alerheim Castle

Alerheim Castle , also called Alerheim Castle ruins , is the ruin of a hilltop castle together with newer buildings in the hamlet of Schloßruine in the municipality of Alerheim in the Swabian district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria . It is located on a hill, the "Schlossberg", at 455.4  m above sea level. NHN in the west of the village.

history

Ernst Frickhinger was able to observe a Hallstatt- era cultural layer during an excavation on the upper slope of the Schlossberg in 1932 , which indicates that the mountain was settled at that time. Remains of a prehistoric fortification were not found.

The castle was probably built in the 12th century by the Lords of the Reich Ministerial von Alerheim and was first mentioned in 1147.

In 1235, Emperor Friedrich II kept his rebellious son, King Heinrich (VII) , in custody in this castle before he moved him to Apulia and had him imprisoned in Fort San Fele and other castles in southern Italy until his death .

Around 1300 the castle was owned by the Counts of Truhendingen , from 1306 to 1336 in the fief of the Counts of Öttingen (Öttingen-Öttingen) and in 1363 it came to the Eichstätt Monastery . From 1444 to 1484 it was owned by the imperial city of Nördlingen , was then sold to Bayern-Landshut , came back to the House of Öttingen (Oettingen-Wallerstein) in the middle of the 16th century and was expanded into a castle .

In the Thirty Years' War the castle was captured and destroyed by imperial troops in 1634 ; after that it was used as a quarry. Parts of the gate , the curtain wall and the remains of the moat have been preserved from the former castle complex.

In 1931 Friedrich Buyer acquired the ruin, whose heirs sold it in 1979 to Georg H. Appl, who renovated the rest of the building and added new buildings to match the style of the former palace complex.

Todays use

There is a distillery and a small brewery on the property . In the castle shop, specialties from the region are offered, you can attend seminars and get an insight into distilling and brewing.

and display information about the image
Castle with adjoining settlement

literature

Web links

Commons : Alerheim castle ruins  - collection of images
  • Entry for Alerheim in the private database "Alle Burgen".