Stöckenburg

Stöckenburg
Alternative name (s):	Only historically: Stockheim Castle
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 Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '22 "  N , 9 ° 52' 54"  E
Height:	385  m above sea level NN

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.

Web links

• Stöckenburg at Vellberg.de

supporting documents

1. ^ Text and translation of the document of Emperor Ludwig the Pious from 822