Nassenfels Castle
| Nassenfels Castle | |
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| Nassenfels | |
 View from the south | |
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| Coordinates | 48°47′45″N 11°13′44″E / 48.795964°N 11.229003°E |
| Type | lowland castle, water castle |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Height | 384 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | half ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | first recorded in 1245 |
| Materials | Brick, limestone ashlars, rubble stone walls |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | clerics |
Nassenfels Castle (German: Burg Nassenfels) stands at the edge of the market village of Nassenfels in the county of Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria. The former water castle is still occupied and may only be viewed from the outside.
History
Nassenfels was already an important market village (known as Vicus Scutarensium) in the hinterland of the Rhaetian Limes in the 2nd century AD and was protected by a small castellum. The Roman camp was probably abandoned after the establishment of nearby Pfünz Castell (Vetoniana). During the Hungarian invasions of the 10th century, the ramparts of the old fortification were probably expanded to form a refuge castle.
Gallery
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The bergfried from the north -
Northeastern corner tower and view of the gateway -
View from the edge of the village to the north -
The former water castle from the SE with the ruins of the Kastnerhaus
Literature
- Peter Leuschner: Die Jurahaus-Kuriositäten auf dem Korallenriff. In: Das Jura-Haus 10 (2004/2005), pp. 5–10.
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{{cite journal}}: Empty citation (help) - Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, V, 2. Bezirksamt Eichstätt. Munich, 1928.
- Karl Zecherle (Red.) (1987), Landkreis Eichstätt (ed.), Burgen und Schlösser (Kreis Eichstätt im Naturpark Altmühltal) (2nd unamended ed.), Kipfenberg: Hercynia-Verlag, pp. 52–53, DNB-IDN: 944206697
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burg Nassenfels.
- Ruins of Nassenfels Castle at burgenseite.de