Schwertzellsch castle seat

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Schwertzellsch castle seat
Creation time : unknown, documented in 1569
Castle type : Niederungsburg
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Local nobility
Place: Schrecksbach
Geographical location 50 ° 50 '4.6 "  N , 9 ° 17' 13.2"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 50 '4.6 "  N , 9 ° 17' 13.2"  E
Schwertzellsch castle seat (Hesse)
Schwertzellsch castle seat

The Schwertzell castle seat is an abandoned castle seat in the center of Schrecksbach in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse . It was located on the site of today's community center, which still contains parts of the remains of the wall.

In 1750, the Schwertzell castle seat consisted of 267 Kassel fields , around 160 fields of meadows, 15 fields of gardens and 468 fields of forest; In 1885 the manor district comprised 221 hectares, of which 71 hectares were arable land, 37 hectares were meadows and 11 hectares were forest.

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literature

  • Heinz Metz: The castle seat of the Lords of Schwertzell in Schrecksbach. In: Yearbook Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Volume 7, 1981, pp. 79-80