The castle was built around 1050 as a Hohenstaufen fortification to guard the important local trade routes. After 1300, it went into the possession of the Lord of Seckendorf, in 1368 to Count Eberhard the Jarrer of Württemberg, in 1415 to the Lord of House of Hürnheim and in 1551 the now mighty castle was acquired by the Fugger family from Augsburg, by whom it was converted and expanded between 1575 and 1577.
In 1838, the castle came into the ownership of the Kingdom of Württemberg. It eventually passed to the state and, since 1966, has been used as an educational and recreational facility. From 1993 to 2000 comprehensive renovations were carried out.
Present usageedit
Entrance to the Marienburg
The castle is used today as a youth training centre, recreational facility and rural school hall of residence (Schullandheim). The former advocate's buildings under the castle walls now house the local history museum for the parish of Hüttlingen.
Siteedit
The site, which developed from a zwinger castle with a gateway, has an inner bailey with connecting wings, an outer bailey and substantial enceinte walls. It also has a prominent 30-metre-high bergfried, with a copper tower, an area of 9.8 × 9.8 metres and wall thickness of 3.2 metres, which is square below and hexagonal above, furnished with embrasures. The castle chapel was dedicated to St Mary, St. Barbara and St. Catharine. The feudal castle is and example of the Romanticism of the 16th century.
Max Miller, Gerhard Taddey: Handbuch der historischen Stätten Deutschlands. Band 6. Baden-Württemberg. Alfred Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart, 1965
Friedrich Wilhelm Krahe: Burgen des Deutschen Mittelalters. Würzburg, 2000
External linksedit
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Marienburg Niederalfingen
Marienburg at historischeswuerttemberg.de
The Marienburg in Niederalfingen at AA-History.de
April 13, 2024
niederalfingen, castle, german, burg, niederalfingen, also, called, marienburg, spur, castle, rocky, hill, spur, above, kocher, valley, near, village, niederalfingen, german, state, baden, württemberg, lies, within, parish, hüttlingen, county, ostalbkreis, bur. Niederalfingen Castle German Burg Niederalfingen also called the Marienburg is a spur castle on a rocky hill spur above the Kocher valley near the village of Niederalfingen in the German state of Baden Wurttemberg It lies within the parish of Huttlingen in the county of Ostalbkreis Niederalfingen CastleBurg Niederalfingen Marienburg FuggerschlossNiederalfingenThe Marienburg seen from Aalen FachsenfeldNiederalfingen CastleShow map of Baden WurttembergNiederalfingen CastleShow map of GermanyCoordinates48 53 48 N 10 04 36 E 48 89667 N 10 07667 E 48 89667 10 07667Typehill castleCodeDE BWSite informationConditionpreservedSite historyBuiltaround 1050Materialsrusticated ashlarGarrison informationOccupantsnobility counts Contents 1 History 1 1 Present usage 2 Site 3 Literature 4 External linksHistory editThe castle was built around 1050 as a Hohenstaufen fortification to guard the important local trade routes After 1300 it went into the possession of the Lord of Seckendorf in 1368 to Count Eberhard the Jarrer of Wurttemberg in 1415 to the Lord of House of Hurnheim and in 1551 the now mighty castle was acquired by the Fugger family from Augsburg by whom it was converted and expanded between 1575 and 1577 In 1838 the castle came into the ownership of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg It eventually passed to the state and since 1966 has been used as an educational and recreational facility From 1993 to 2000 comprehensive renovations were carried out Present usage edit nbsp Entrance to the MarienburgThe castle is used today as a youth training centre recreational facility and rural school hall of residence Schullandheim The former advocate s buildings under the castle walls now house the local history museum for the parish of Huttlingen Site editThe site which developed from a zwinger castle with a gateway has an inner bailey with connecting wings an outer bailey and substantial enceinte walls It also has a prominent 30 metre high bergfried with a copper tower an area of 9 8 9 8 metres and wall thickness of 3 2 metres which is square below and hexagonal above furnished with embrasures The castle chapel was dedicated to St Mary St Barbara and St Catharine The feudal castle is and example of the Romanticism of the 16th century Literature editKatholische Studierende Jugend Wernau Burgkurier Eigenverlag Wernau Max Miller Gerhard Taddey Handbuch der historischen Statten Deutschlands Band 6 Baden Wurttemberg Alfred Kroner Verlag Stuttgart 1965 Friedrich Wilhelm Krahe Burgen des Deutschen Mittelalters Wurzburg 2000External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marienburg Niederalfingen Marienburg Niederalfingen Marienburg at historischeswuerttemberg de The Marienburg in Niederalfingen at AA History de Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Niederalfingen Castle amp oldid 1070583344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
