Gerstungen Castle

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The Gerstungen Castle was built in the 17th and 18th centuries. Century built on the foundation walls of the moated castle located there. It is located in Gerstungen in the Wartburg district , Thuringia , Germany .

The upper floor is a half-timbered building and probably dates from 1796.

history

Emperor Heinrich IV visited Gerstungen several times during the Saxon War. In 1074 negotiations between the rebellious Saxon and Thuringian nobility and the king took place here. Finally the peace of Gerstungen was concluded. The Lords of Gerstungen were first mentioned in 1174. In the middle of the 14th century, the office of Gerstungen was created by the diocese of Fulda , which from 1402 onwards went to the Landgraves of Thuringia and ultimately to the Duchy of Saxony-Eisenach as a pledge, but ultimately permanently .

The former castle was protected on three sides by moats. At that time, it was used to secure the Werra crossing, a ford called " Kurzer Hesse " .

When Gerstungen came to Duke Ernst August I of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1741 , only the outworks of the castle remained. The moated castle was in ruins. The new sovereign acquired the Knobelsdorf'schen garden and combined it with the Vorwerk to form the chamber property . The stables were enlarged and the construction of the castle planned. The foundation walls of the medieval moated castle were used to build the castle in the 17th and 18th centuries, which later became the seat of the Gerstungen office.

The castle today

Today the Gerstungen Werra Valley Museum is housed in the castle . It shows the history of the area up to the present day.

Web links

Commons : Gerstungen Castle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia. Wartberg Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-86134-631-1 , p. 324.
  2. ↑ Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified pre- and medieval living spaces. Jenzig-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , pp. 108-109.
  3. ↑ Without author: Castles and palaces in Wartburgland Historical travel guide with route map Wartburgkreis, 2000, p. 7

Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 4.7 "  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 41.7"  E