Ampfurth Castle
The Ampfurth Castle is in the style of Renaissance styled palace in today Oschersleben (Bode) belonging village Ampfurth .
history
A castle in Ampfurth was first mentioned in the middle of the 12th century. In 1257 the round castle came to the archbishops of Magdeburg . In the 14th century the castle was administered by Burgmannen . In 1381 the Lords of Asseburg took over the administration, who then acquired the entire complex in 1483. The family's graves are still preserved in the castle church.
In the years from 1608 to 1615, the castle was built in place of the castle. In 1712, the heavily indebted owner Friedrich Aswin (Asche) von der Asseburg († 1720) had to sell the property to the Brunswick Chamber Council Lohse for 73,500 thalers. He sold the castle to King Friedrich Wilhelm I in 1715. In 1736 the official building , which is still preserved today, was built .
The octagonal stair tower, visible from afar, then served as the 16th station on the royal Prussian telegraph line from Berlin to Coblenz from 1835 to 1849 . For this purpose it was raised to a height of 27 m and was given an external staircase in the upper area, via which the ward room on the 6th floor could be reached. This room could also be used by visitors as a viewing platform.
In 1997 a member of the von Wahnschaffe family bought the castle.
Todays use
Today there are apartments in the north and west wings of the palace. An event room for local clubs was created in a former stable. The offices of the administrative association "Börde" Wanzleben are housed in the administrative building.
literature
- Corinna Köhlert, Jürgen Blume: Of palaces and fortresses in Saxony-Anhalt. Halle (Saale) 2000, p. 142, ISBN 3-89812-058-9
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Station 16 Ampfurth on Optik-telegraphie.de
Coordinates: 52 ° 3 ′ 46.4 ″ N , 11 ° 18 ′ 50.4 ″ E