Külsheim Castle
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The Külsheim Castle |
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Alternative name (s): | Külsheim Castle | |
Creation time : | 12th Century | |
Castle type : | Spurburg | |
Conservation status: | Half ruin | |
Place: | Külsheim | |
Geographical location | 49 ° 40 '15.9 " N , 9 ° 31' 17.3" E | |
Height: | 315 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Külsheim Castle , and Castle Kuelsheim called, is a medieval square castle from the 12th century in Külsheim in Baden-Wuerttemberg .
location
The castle Kuelsheim stands on the edge of the settlement area of the city of the same Kuelsheim at the end of a ridge which increases flat north-east from the closed settlement area of the town lying in a Talspinne and west to the downward valley of the city dewatered Amorsbachs drops.
history
In 1144 the place was first mentioned to the castle. A keep was built at the end of the 12th century and a palace at the end of the 15th century . Further residential buildings were added in the 16th century. In 1687, the castle was extensively remodeled due to the likely previous destruction.
Todays use
Today the castle houses the Külsheim town hall with the seat of the city administration.
See also
literature
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Krahe (Author): Castles of the German Middle Ages - Floor Plan Lexicon , Stürtz Verlag, Würzburg 2000, ISBN 3-88189-360-1 .
- Marion Sattler, Peter W. Sattler: Castles and palaces in the Odenwald , Edition Diesbach, Weinheim 2004, ISBN 3-936468-24-9 .
Web links
- Castle / Castle Külsheim on burgenarchiv.de
- Map of Külsheim with a castle on the northern edge : State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Külsheim Castle ... the Külsheim Castle - a medieval square castle. City of Külsheim, accessed on May 29, 2015 .
- ^ Castle in Külsheim. Taubertal.de, accessed on May 29, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c Külsheim. German Castle Archives, accessed on May 29, 2015 .