Mietingen moated castle

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Mietingen moated castle
Alternative name (s): Mietingen Castle, moat
Creation time : around 1442
Castle type : Niederungsburg, location
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Nobles, clericals
Place: Mietingen
Height: 524  m above sea level NN

The Mietingen moated castle , also known as Mietingen Castle or Burggraben , is an abandoned moated castle 200 meters west of the church in the municipality of Mietingen in the Baden-Württemberg district of Biberach .

The castle was mentioned in 1442. The castle was owned by the lords of Mietingen and the Heggbach monastery .

Nothing has been preserved from the former castle complex with a moat .

literature

  • Otto Beck: Art and history in the Biberach district. A travel guide to cultural sites and sights in the middle of Upper Swabia (= Thorbecke-Taschen-Bildführer. Vol. 7). Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1983, ISBN 3-7995-3707-4 .