Neu-Dettingen Castle
Neu-Dettingen Castle | ||
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Alternative name (s): | Courtyard | |
Creation time : | 1100 to 1200 | |
Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
Conservation status: | ruin | |
Standing position : | Nobles | |
Place: | Constance-Dettingen | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 45 '21.2 " N , 9 ° 7' 12.7" E | |
Height: | 453 m above sea level NN | |
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The Castle Neu-Dettingen , today as courtyard called, the ruin of a lowland castle on the southwestern shore of Lake Überlingen at the village of Dettingen the city of Konstanz in Konstanz district in Baden-Württemberg .
history
The castle was built by the Lords of Dettingen towards the end of the 12th century as the outer bailey of Alt-Dettingen Castle , renovated like a castle after 1320 , and destroyed by fire in 1642. Around 1661 the castle was rebuilt and came into the possession of the Kommende Mainau of the Teutonic Order .
Building description
The former castle complex now shows a 12.20 by 12.53 meter three-storey, almost square residential building with stepped gables . The former castle is now used as a forestry office.
literature
- Michael Losse / Hans Noll / Michael Greuter (eds.): Castles, palaces, fortresses in Hegau - fortifications and aristocratic residences in the western Lake Constance area . (Hegau Library, Vol. 109). Michael Greuter Verlag, Hilzingen 2006, ISBN 3-938566-05-1 , p. 75.