Zellingen tower hill
| Zellingen tower hill | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Burgstatt, Schlossberg | |
| Castle type : | Hill castle, moth | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, remains of Tumghügel | |
| Place: | Zellingen | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 52 '45.6 " N , 9 ° 49' 53.2" E | |
| Height: | 210 m above sea level NN | |
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The tower hill Zellingen , also called Burgstatt or Schlossberg , is a defunct tower hill castle (Motte) above an eastward sloping slope to the Main about 2300 meters southeast of the church of Zellingen in the Main-Spessart district in Bavaria . The castle point is opposite Thüngersheim on the right side of the Main on the Zellinger district near the boundary, which is also the border with the Würzburg district .
From the former moth enclosure , remnants of the tower hill with a height of 0.5 to 1 meter and a diameter of 15 meters have been preserved.
literature
- Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz (Hrsg.): Guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments, Volume 27: Würzburg, Karlstadt, Iphofen, Schweinfurt . Verlag Philipp von Zabern , Mainz 1977, p. 173.
Web links
- Entry on Zellingen Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen".
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Tower hill castles (all gone): Tower hill Zellingen (Löwenburg?)
Manor houses: Ansitz Fellen
Castle stables (lost, unknown castles): Burgstall Altbessingen | Burgstall Diemarsburg | Burgstall Erlenbach | Burgstall Franzenburg | Burgstall near Gemünden am Main | Section fortification on Grainberg | Ringwall Schönart | Burgstall Schwebenried | Ringwall Seifriedsburg | Burgstall Slorburg | Section fortification Wettenburg
Fortified churches: Fortified church Aschfeld (St. Bonifatius) | Fortified church Billingshausen (St. Michael) | Fortified church Gössenheim (St. Radegundis) | Fortified church Karbach (St. Vitus)
Waiting towers: Watchtower Blauer Turm (ruin)