Löwenburg and Philippsburg
Appearance
Löwenburg and Philippsburg | |
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Löwenburg, Burg Monreal, Philippsburg, das Rech | |
Monreal | |
![]() Ruins of the Löwenburg above Monreal | |
Coordinates | 50°18′01″N 7°09′37″E / 50.300386°N 7.160336°E |
Type | hill castle, spur castle |
Code | DE-RP |
Height | 350 m above sea level (NHN) |
Site information | |
Condition | ruin |
Site history | |
Built | 13th century |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | counts |
On a hill spur above the Eifel village of Monreal in Germany's Elzbach valley, at a height of 350 m above sea level (NHN), stand two neighbouring ruined hill castles: the Löwenburg, also called Monreal Castle (German: Burg Monreal), and the Philippsburg. The latter is also known locally as das Rech (the Roe Deer).
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Literature
- Werner Bornheim gen. Schilling (2001), G. Ulrich Großmann (ed.), "Die Burgen von Monreal", Monreal in der Eifel, Berichte zur Haus- und Bauforschung, 7, Marburg, pp. 61–72
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - Günther Stanzl: Instandsetzungsarbeiten an der Burgruine Monreal („Große Burg“). Ein kritischer Arbeitsbericht. In: Denkmalpflege in Rheinland-Pfalz. 47/51 (1992/1996), pp. 429–440.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Löwen- und Philippsburg Monreal.
- Burgruine Monreal on the website of Burgen, Schlösser, Altertümer Rheinland-Pfalz
- Entry on Löwenburg in EBIDAT, the databank of the European Castles Institute
- Entry on Philippsburg in EBIDAT, the databank of the European Castles Institute
- Ground plan of the Löwenburg at burgenwelt.de
- Ground plan of the Philippsburg at burgenwelt.de
References