Old Falkenstein Castle

The Castle Age Falkenstein, also called Old Castle Falkenstein, the resin is a castle stable of a high medieval hill fort in the city area of Falkenstein / Harz in Saxony-Anhalt Harz district. It was built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1115.

Geographical location

The Postal Age Falkenstein is located in the eastern Harz part of the Mansfeld region between Mägdesprung (northern district of Harzgerode ) and Meis village ( south-western district of Falkenstein / Harz) up on a hill ( 335.6 m above sea level. NN ) above the valley of the Selke. In forested landscape of the Harz Nature Park / Saxony -Anhalt it is in the nature reserve Selketal about 1.25 miles northwest of the north-west of Pansfelde near the county road 1344 located Köhlerhütte. From there, along forest paths on the maximum 364.2 m above sea level. NN high deer plate for Postal.

Approximately 1.8 km east-northeast is New Castle Falkenstein.

History

The castle was probably built during the reign of the German emperor Henry IV. Architect was the Swabian priest and later Bishop Benno II of Osnabrück. After the Battle of Welfesholz on February 11, 1115, the castle was dragged under the leadership of the Saxon Duke Lothar of Süpplingenburg and never rebuilt. There then arose the neighboring castle New Falkenstein, Falkenstein Castle Age and was no longer inhabited probably since the beginning of the 12th century, can be followed close shards finds.

Description

The castle consisted of an approximately 25 x 65 meters large oval main castle as well as an approximately 85-meter long, narrow fore-castle; the entire system was about 200 meters long. Nowadays the castle stables are still parts of moat and overcast and the remains of the northern ramparts to see.

From the rocky ridge of the former castle are offered a glimpse into the Selke. A cross reminds us of the here on 11 July 2003 fatalities local historian and soil conservationist Hans Reißmann.