Tower castle Ütgenbach

Tower castle Ütgenbach
	Attempted reconstruction of the chapel and tower castle for the period around 1300 (chapel still without choir room).
Alternative name (s):	Üttemich
Creation time :	Mentioned in 1173
Castle type :	Niederungsburg, moth
Conservation status:	Castle stable, castle hill, chapel
Place:	Asbach - Ütgenbach
Geographical location	50 ° 39 '3.1 " N , 7 ° 26' 54.4" E Coordinates: 50 ° 39 '3.1 " N , 7 ° 26' 54.4" E

Ütgenbach Chapel

The Turmhügelburg Ütgenbach also Üttemich called, is a Outbound Wasserburg the type of a Turmhügelburg (moth) on Ütgenbach in the Wüstung Ütgenbach southeast of in the municipal district of Asbach in district Neuwied in Rheinland-Pfalz lying location Krankel .

The St. Florinus motte and castle chapel with Gothic choir from the 14th century, mentioned in 1173, was owned by the Lords of Uetgenbach and was abandoned around 1330 after Ehrenstein Castle was built .

The castle hill with a diameter of around 20 meters and the castle chapel still bear witness to the former castle complex.

literature

Hermann-Joseph Löhr: Mysterious world of castles and palaces from Drachenfels to Engers , Verlag Media-World GmbH Asbach, 2008