Schwand Tower Hill
| Schwand Tower Hill | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Whales | |
| Creation time : | Mentioned in 1397 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, overbuilt remains | |
| Place: | Stadtsteinach - Schwand | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 12 '12.5 " N , 11 ° 30' 59.7" E | |
| Height: | 560 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Tower Hill Schwand also whales called, is a Outbound medieval motte (moth) at 560 m above sea level. NHN in the center of Schwand (house no. 30), a current district of Stadtsteinach in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria .
The castle was mentioned in 1397 by Hans Haueisen zu Schwand and in 1512 referred to as "Wale".
The originally round tower hill with outer wall had a diameter of about 15 meters and is now partially built over.
literature
- Rüdiger Bauriedel, Ruprecht Konrad: Medieval fortifications and noble residences in the district of Kulmbach . Published by the district of Kulmbach, Neudrossenfeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-033354-5 , pp. 194 and 223.
- Denis André Chevalley (arr.): Upper Franconia . Ed .: Michael Petzet , Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (= Monuments in Bavaria . Volume IV ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52395-3 .
- Klaus Schwarz: The prehistoric and early historical monuments in Upper Franconia . (Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory, series B, volume 5). Verlag Michael Lassleben, Kallmünz 1955, p. 152.
Web links
- Entry on Schwand (whales) in the private database "All castles".
- Soil monuments in the district of Kulmbach on the site Landschaftsmuseum.de
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