Hofweier moated castle
| Hofweier moated castle | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name (s): | Upper castle |
| Creation time : | First mentioned in 1438 |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall |
| Place: | Hohberg- Hofweier |
The moated castle Hofweier , also called Obere Burg , is an abandoned moated castle in Gewann Ried (Riedstrasse) near Hofweier, a current district of the municipality of Hohberg in the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg .
The castle was built in 1438 by the knight Burkart Hummel von Staufenberg and was later owned by the von Bach knights . The castle fell into disrepair in the 17th century and was demolished in the 18th century. Nothing has been preserved from the castle complex, which can no longer be located.
See also: Binzburg moated castle
Individual evidence
- Location of the Gewann "Ried" on a historical map:
- Measuring table sheet [7513]: Offenburg, 1928 Offenburg. - Ed. 1875, report. 1916, more important updates until 1928. - 1: 25000. - Leipzig: Giesecke & Devrient, 1928
- online excerpt: kartenforum.slub-dresden
Web links
- Entry on moated castle Hofweier in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Hofweier district near leo-bw.de