Having belonged initially to the abbey of Murbach, it was seized by the Counts of Ferrette. In about 1279, it was besieged by the lords de Ribeaupierre, who were awarded it in 1291 in a judgement by Rodolphe de Habsburg.
After several changes of ownership, the ruined castle was used a quarry in 1782, to provide stone for the building of a presbytery in the town.[2] Of limited strategic value, especially following the fortification of Ammerschwihr, the castle was already in ruins by 1353.[3]
Ruinsedit
The remains of the castle had been thought to be the ruins of a Frankish fort. They appeared as a circular mound 66 metres in diameter surrounded by a ditch. At the centre of a hillock formed by remains of the castle, excavations in 1959 revealed the base of a square keep with 8 metre sides, with no more than 2 m height remaining,[1] dating from the 12th century.[3] The exposed walls were more than 2 metres thick, composed of regular blocks of sandstone, limestone and granite, and represented the two lower levels of the foundations. The nature of the stones and their construction dates the origin of the castle to the end of the Romanesque era.[1]
château, meywihr, ruined, 10th, century, castle, commune, ammerschwihr, haut, rhin, département, france, castle, also, known, minnewiller, meiwihr, contents, history, ruins, also, references, external, linkshistory, edithaving, belonged, initially, abbey, murb. The Chateau de Meywihr is a ruined 10th century castle in the commune of Ammerschwihr in the Haut Rhin departement of France 1 The castle is also known as Minnewiller or Meiwihr 2 Contents 1 History 2 Ruins 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editHaving belonged initially to the abbey of Murbach it was seized by the Counts of Ferrette In about 1279 it was besieged by the lords de Ribeaupierre who were awarded it in 1291 in a judgement by Rodolphe de Habsburg After several changes of ownership the ruined castle was used a quarry in 1782 to provide stone for the building of a presbytery in the town 2 Of limited strategic value especially following the fortification of Ammerschwihr the castle was already in ruins by 1353 3 Ruins editThe remains of the castle had been thought to be the ruins of a Frankish fort They appeared as a circular mound 66 metres in diameter surrounded by a ditch At the centre of a hillock formed by remains of the castle excavations in 1959 revealed the base of a square keep with 8 metre sides with no more than 2 m height remaining 1 dating from the 12th century 3 The exposed walls were more than 2 metres thick composed of regular blocks of sandstone limestone and granite and represented the two lower levels of the foundations The nature of the stones and their construction dates the origin of the castle to the end of the Romanesque era 1 The castle is privately owned It has been listed since 1965 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture 1 See also editList of castles in FranceReferences edit a b c d Base Merimee Vestiges de l ancien chateau de Meywihr Ministere francais de la Culture in French a b Minnewiller ou Meywihr Archived 2013 04 14 at archive today on website of L association Chateaux forts et Villes fortifiees d Alsace in French a b Base Merimee chateau fort Ministere francais de la Culture in French External links editBase Merimee Chateau de Meywihr Ministere francais de la Culture in French Base Merimee chateau fort Ministere francais de la Culture in French Chateau de Meywihr on website of L association Chateaux forts et Villes fortifiees d Alsace in French 48 07 21 N 7 16 52 E 48 1224 N 7 2811 E 48 1224 7 2811 nbsp This article about a building or structure in the French department of Haut Rhin is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This castles in Grand Est article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de Meywihr amp oldid 1209725002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
