Wellheim Castle
| Wellheim Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Wellheim | |
| Wellheim | |
 The castle on the Jura Rocks | |
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| Coordinates | 48°49′14″N 11°04′49″E / 48.820694°N 11.0802167°E |
| Type | hill castle, built on rocks |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Height | Height missing, see template documentation |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | 12th century |
| Materials | rusticated ashlar, limestone, timber-framing |
Wellheim Castle (German: Burg Wellheim) is a former fortification in Upper Bavaria (county of Eichstätt). The ruins of the old rock castle stand dominantly on Jurassic rocks above the market town of Wellheim in the ancient Danuble valley (the Wellheim dry valley). It was abandoned in the 18th century and partially demolished.
Literature
- Bert Braun: Chronik Marktgemeinde Wellheim, Spardorf, 1981.
- Heinz Mittel: Führer durch das Wellheimer Tal und seine Geschichte, Ingolstadt, 1981.
- Werner Meyer: Burgen in Oberbayern - Ein Handbuch von Werner Meyer. Verlag Weidlich, Würzburg, 1986, ISBN 3-8035-1279-4, pp. 99-102.
- Brun Appel, Rudolf Böhm: Burgen und Schlösser – Kreis Eichstätt im Naturpark Altmühltal. Herausgegeben vom Landkreis Eichstätt, Hercynia Verlag, Kipfenberg, 1981, pp. 50-51.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burg Wellheim.
- Artist's impression by Wolfgang Braun
- Ruins of Wellheim Castle at burgenseite.de
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