Ruines du château de Wasenbourg - Niederbronn Les Bains - France
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member KaPsTeam
N 48° 57.617 E 007° 36.983
32U E 398719 N 5423962
The Wasenburg is a medieval castle in Alsace.
Waymark Code: WMMVGW
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 11/08/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Chris777
Views: 5

The Wasenburg is a medieval castle in Alsace.

Where today stands the ruined Wasenburg, once stood a Roman Mercurius sanctuary and a speculum. Parts of the temple were probably re-erected in the 19th century.

About the foundation of the castle is unknown. Possibly has already confessed to 730 at this point the castle of Duke Luitfried. First, there are traditions of 1280, as Konrad von Lichtenberg (probably already existing) goal for Castle.

In 1378 the castle to Wilhelm von Born (or Burne) was pledged. This Wilhelm von Brunn (+ 1401) could be the father of the late Bishop of Würzburg Johann II. Von Brunn, be meant [1] [2]. The castle was built in 1400 by Johann redeemed by Lichtenberg again. In 1407 it was mortgaged again and later redeemed again. In 1453 it came to the transfer of Ludwig von Lichtenberg to his son Simon of Zeiskam. In 1480 they came to the Counts of Zweibrücken-Bitsch, 1570 to move to the Hanau-Lichtenberg.

In the German Peasants' War in 1525 the castle was damaged and is then gradually expire. In 1677, she was finally destroyed by the French.

In 1770, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe visited the Wasenburg. An inscription to remind of this visit.
Dénomination de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): château

Localisation (from Merimee DB): Niederbronn-les-Bains

Adresse de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): Alsace ; Bas-Rhin ; Niederbronn-les-Bains

Siècle de la campagne principale de construction (from Merimee DB): 13e siècle

Date de versement de la notice (Merimee DB): 06/12/1898

Photo with MH logo pictured included?: no

Précision sur la protection de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): Not listed

Relevant Website: Not listed

Référence de la notice (from Merimee DB): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
[EN] Include at minimum a complete sentence which reflects your experience visiting the site and upload a photo taken by you at the site.

[FR] Ecrivez au moins une phrase complète qui décrira votre expérience lors de la visite et téléchargez une photo du site prise par vous.

Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Monuments Historiques Français
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Felsenfan visited Ruines du château de Wasenbourg - Niederbronn Les Bains - France 04/04/2009 Felsenfan visited it