Schlossberg (Werbach)

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Schlossberg
municipality Werbach
Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 45 ″  N , 9 ° 36 ′ 16 ″  E
Postal code : 97956
View of the Schlossberg residential area above the Werbach district of Gamburg, 2018
View of the Schlossberg residential area above the Werbach district of Gamburg, 2018

Schlossberg (also Schloßberg ) is a residential area on the outskirts of the Werbach district of Gamburg in the Main-Tauber district in northeast Baden-Württemberg . A castle, first mentioned in a document in the 12th century, gave its name to the mountain and residential area.

geography

The Schlossberg residential area is located on the 242.5 meter high Schlossberg of the same name above the Tauber . The streets Burgweg and Hohlweg lead from Gamburg to the Schlossberg.

history

The living space came to the municipality of Werbach on January 1, 1975 as part of the formerly independent municipality of Gamburg.

On the history of the Gamburg Castle (also Upper Gamburg Castle ), which gives the castle its name :

Culture and sights

Gamburg Castle and Castle Park , built in the 12th century and also called Upper Castle Gamburg , are located directly above Gamburg on the Schlossberg . The term Upper Castle was created to distinguish Gamburg from Lower Castle Gamburg . The castle has been privately owned and inhabited since 1546. A little above the castle is the Maria-Hilf chapel in the forest. The architectural monuments of the Schlossberg residential area are listed in the list of cultural monuments in Gamburg .

traffic

The Schlossberg residential area can be reached via the Burgweg and Hohlweg streets .

Personalities

Well-known former owners or lords of the castle on the Schlossberg are in the list of personalities of the Werbach community .

Web links

Commons : Schlossberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. LEO-BW.de: Schlossberg - living space . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. a b Gamburg. Werbach municipality, accessed on June 1, 2015 .
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 469 .
  4. LEO-BW.de: Gamburg Castle (Burgweg 29, Hohlweg, Werbach) . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. LEO-BW.de: Chapel (Burgweg 34, Werbach) . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved October 12, 2018.