Burg Are, Altenahr - Rheinland-Pfalz / Germany
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N 50° 31.053 E 006° 59.709
32U E 357872 N 5598095
Ruine einer Höhenburg oberhalb der Gemeinde Altenahr in Rheinland-Pfalz. Ruins of a hilltop castle above Altenahr in Rhineland-Palatinate
Waymark Code: WMQBD4
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 01/28/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member BarbershopDru
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Die Burg Are ist die Ruine einer Höhenburg auf 240 m ü. NHN oberhalb der Gemeinde Altenahr in Rheinland-Pfalz. Sie wurde um 1100 von Graf Dietrich I. von Are erbaut und 1121 erstmals urkundlich erwähnt.

Der Grundriss der Burg ist ein Viereck. Neben Teilen der Vorburg und eines Tores – die sogenannten Gymnicher Porz – sind auch Reste der Wehrmauer erhalten. Außerdem steht an der Südseite der Anlage ein alter Torturm (auch Schellenturm genannt), daneben die Ruine des Palas, der einst eine beheizbare Bischofskammer besaß. Auf der spitzen Felskuppe in der Nordecke stand vermutlich der erste Bergfried. Nördlich davon sind umfangreiche Reste der romanischen Burgkapelle aus dem 12. Jahrhundert erhalten.

The Burg Are is the ruins of a hilltop castle on 240 m above sea level. NHN above the village of Altenahr in Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built around 1100 by Count Dietrich I of Are and in 1121 first mentioned.

The ground plan of the castle is a quadrilateral. In addition to parts of the front castle and a gate - the so-called Gymnich Porz - also remains of defensive walls have been preserved. In addition, on the south side of the facility there is an old gate tower (also called Schellenturm), next to the ruins of the palace, which once had a heated chamber bishop. On the sharp rocky outcrop in the north corner probably was the first dungeon. North of extensive remains of the Romanesque chapel from the 12th century have been preserved.
Type: Ruin

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