Stöckenburg
Stöckenburg | ||
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Alternative name (s): |
Only historically: Stockheim Castle |
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Creation time : | 7th century | |
Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
Conservation status: | Martinskirche | |
Standing position : | Clerical | |
Place: | Vellberg- Stöckenburg | |
Geographical location | 49 ° 5 '22 " N , 9 ° 52' 54" E | |
Height: | 385 m above sea level NN | |
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The Stöckenburg , formerly also historically called Stockheimer Burg , is an abandoned hilltop castle in the parish of Stöckenburg at 385 m above sea level. NN high mountain ledge opposite the town of Vellberg in the Schwäbisch Hall district in Baden-Württemberg . At the site has existed since the early Middle Ages a Martin Church .
history
Already before the birth of Christ there was a Celtic settlement with a refugee castle on the mountain ledge, naturally separated by a low saddle, between the Bühlertal and the Aalenbachtal .
In 822, Emperor Ludwig the Pious confirmed that the Martinsbasilika in Stöckenburg in Maulachgau had been given to the diocese of Würzburg in 741 . The castle was named again in 845 and 899. The Stöckenburg was the seat of the count in Maulachgau until the 10th century .
At the end of the 11th century, the castle was no longer fortified due to tensions with Bishop Adalbero von Würzburg . Instead, Vellberg Castle was rebuilt opposite on the Feldberg .
In 1404, Bishop Johannes transferred the rights to the Martinskirche to the Öhringen monastery .
The Protestant St. Martin's Church , which was built around 1435, stands on the mountain .
literature
- Alois Schneider: The castles in the Schwäbisch Hall district - an inventory . Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8062-1228-7 , pp. 263-267.