Wiesneck Castle
| Wiesneck Castle | |
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| Burg Wiesneck | |
| Buchenbach-Wiesneck | |
The ruins of Wiesneck
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 Wiesneck Castle
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| Coordinates | 47°58′0.01″N 7°59′58.79″E / 47.9666694°N 7.9996639°ECoordinates: 47°58′0.01″N 7°59′58.79″E / 47.9666694°N 7.9996639°E |
| Type | Village site |
| Code | DE-BW |
| Height | 537 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1079 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | counts |
Wiesneck Castle (German: Burg Wiesneck) is a ruined castle in the village of Wiesneck in the municipality of Buchenbach in the Southern Black Forest in the county of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg.
The ruins lie in the Zarten Basin at the entrance to the Höllental valley, the Wagensteig valley and the Unteribental valley. The castle occupied a strategic site and guarded the road through the valley of the Wagensteigbach up to Thurner.
The village of Wiesneck grew up around the castle early. The village was incorporated into the municipality of Buchenbach in 1837.
The castle was first mentioned in 1079 and was in the possession of the counts of Haigerloch. In 1096, someone was named after the castle for the first time when Count Adalberg of Haigerloch called himself von Haigerloch-Wiesneck. The castle was built on the edge of the territory of the ruling Zähringen family, so the lords of the castle established themselves immediately next to their rivals.
In 1118, Bruno of Haigerloch-Wiesneck founded St. Märgen's Abbey. Around 1121, the castle was first destroyed, by Zähringens, but was soon rebuilt by them. The family of the Counts of Haigerloch-Wiesneck died out in 1170, whereupon castle and estate went to the counts of Hohenberg. They sold it in 1293.
During the Peasants' War, the castle was overrun by a Haufen of rebellious peasants under Hans von Bulgenbach and destroyed, but partially rebuilt soon afterwards.
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