Neuravensburg castle ruins
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 Neuravensburg castle ruins |
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| Alternative name (s): | Neuravensburg Castle | |
| Creation time : | Late 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Keep ruins, Palasrest | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale | |
| Place: | Wangen im Allgäu - Neuravensburg | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 38 '14.9 " N , 9 ° 45' 22.5" E | |
| Height: | 533 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle ruin Neuravensburg , later called Neuravensburg Castle , is the ruin of a high medieval hill castle at 533 m above sea level. NN high ridge ( Drumlin ) above the Upper Argen high above Neuravensburg , a current district of Wangen im Allgäu in the Ravensburg district ( Baden-Württemberg ). During the 17th century the ruins of the castle were converted into a castle, which was released for demolition from 1837. Today only the impressive keep remains from the facility, it is the landmark of Neuravensburg.
history
The castle was built at the end of the 12th century by the Counts of Argengau , mentioned in 1271 and destroyed in the Peasants' War in 1525 . From 1614 to 1617 the castle was rebuilt by Abbot Bernhard Müller of the St. Gallen Monastery and expanded into a palace . In 1836 the castle was sold for demolition and partially demolished from 1837 to 1845. In 1913 and 1962, security work was carried out on the ruins of the keep . In 1992 the city of Wangen bought the castle ruins and had further renovation work carried out from 1995 to 1996. In addition to the ruins of the keep with a viewing platform , which is also accessible from the inside, the foundation walls of the palace have also been preserved. The entrance to the castle ruins is on Hagmühleweg. After it was founded in 1987, the Neuravensburg Castle and Heritage Association took on responsibility for maintaining and researching the castle complex .
The castle was named after the imperial ministers of Ravensburg who ruled in the 13th century .
literature
- Hans Ulrich Rudolf (eds.), Berthold Büchele, Ursula Rückgauer: Places of rule and power - castles and palaces in the Ravensburg district. Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2013, ISBN 978-3-7995-0508-6 , pp. 386-395.
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Krahe: Castles of the German Middle Ages - floor plan lexicon. Stürtz Verlag, 2000, Würzburg, ISBN 3-88189-360-1
- Max Miller , Gerhard Taddey (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 276). 2nd, improved and enlarged edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-520-27602-X .
- Alois Schneider: In oppido Ravensburg dant burgenses de ortis et curtilibus ... To the urban desert and to the castle "Neuravensburg" near Wangen-Neuravensburg. In: Preservation of monuments in Baden-Württemberg. 31st year 2002, issue 3, pp. 141–149 ( PDF )
Web links
- Neuravensburg Castle at burgenarchiv.de
- Neuravensburg castle ruins at buh-neuravensburg.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry on Neuravensburg Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen".
- ↑ a b c Neuravensburg leo-bw.de
- ↑ castle Neuravensburg at burgenwelt.de