Steinburg, Saxony-Anhalt

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Stone castle is a district of the municipality Finneland in Burgenland district, in Saxony -Anhalt.

Location

The village stone castle is located between Weimar and Halle ( Saale) at 209 meters altitude. It also is located on the county road 2256 to a former strategic spanner like Waldumfriedung the north upstream hills on the fin.

History

The documentary was first mentioned took place on May 15, 1306 instead of the place Steinburg has its origin in a castle that was already present between the 8th and 10th centuries. Remains of this wood and earth castle suggest a larger, two-part system, which was later built over by the palace, good and village. The patronage of the church, Burkhardus, suggests a Frankish origin. The rule or the owner of Steinburg have often changed over the centuries. The counts of Rabenswalde ( 1300 ), a vassal Rabenswalder Heinricus de Burgk Stone ( 1306) and the noble lords of Querfurter ( 1383 ) are variously called before the Koller family are called as Lehnsnehmer 1439 and 1501 as the owner. During this time ( 1486 ) Marienroda is called by Mergenrode as accessories the reign stone castle, which was probably a Vorwerk of the manor.

Also Borgau, which was mentioned in a document under the Pfortenbesitzungen as Burkauwe 1209, was for a Lehnbrief 1468 to rule Steinburg, in which it has remained.

After 1686 Steinburg came to Munchausen, which it had ultimately to the expropriation in the course of the land reform in 1945 in their possession. From this family is mentioned Philipp Adolph Friedrich von Munchausen, who sustained sought the abolition of the corvee. Even today you can on the stone Burger historic cemetery grave plates visit those Munchausen. Built in the 15th century castle, castle with park and pond is known about the municipal boundaries.

On 1 July 2009 stone castle was incorporated into the new municipality Finneland. The last mayor was Johann Lins. 2012 lived in the hamlet of 101 people.

Structures

• Castle stone castle with castle park and pond, built in the 15th century.
• Church ruins
• Entrance gate and gate at Plot No. 12

Traffic

East of the village runs the federal highway 250 which leads from Eckartsberga to Bad Bibra, as well as the federal highway 176 north of Steinburg.