Falkenburg Castle (Palatinate)

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The Falkenburg from southwest

The ruin of Falkenburg is above Wilgartswiesen in the Palatinate Forest in the district of West Palatinate in Rhineland- Palatinate.

Like almost all the castles in the Palatinate Forest, it is built on a red sandstone rocks as rock castle. The Falkenburg was probably built in the 11th century as the successor to the Wilgartaburg and to protect the adjacent villages.

History

The first mention of the castle in 1246, with the construction of the castle as with many castles in the area may have already taken place earlier. 44 years later, in 1290, a Werner von Falkenburg was mentioned. From 1300 to 1313 the Falkenburg to Frederick IV was pledged by Leiningen, in 1317 she was again, by the Emperor Louis of Bavaria, pawned, this time to the Count Palatine of the Rhine Rudolf II and Ruprecht I. 1375 was V. Emich of Leiningen owner of the castle. The Falkenburg, which was measured in 1427, though survived the German Peasants' War, was occupied in 1632 but until 1648 it could be returned to its owner. It was blown up by French troops in 1680.

Headquartered here leiningische Office Falkenburg managed the entire Franken pasture. It was moved to the destruction of the castle by Wilgartswiesen.

Plant

The elongated castle had an older 50 by 11 meters wide upper castle, which was reached by a staircase from the lower castle with drawbridge and gate system.

The keep on an area of ​​6.80 times 7.20 meters and a wall thickness of 1.80 meters still shows a 2.50 meter high stump. Further, the system shows the remains of a cistern, the gatehouse, a rock chamber of a residential building ( Palas ) and other ruins on the castle rock.

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