Altdischingen Castle

Altdischingen Castle, also called the "Old Castle" is a former (Burgstall) hilltop castle around 400 m (437.45 yd) above sea level in the Solitude state forest range of Weilimdorf, a district incorporated into Baden-Württemberg's capital Stuttgart in 1933.[1]

Altdischingen Castle
Burg Altdischingen
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Near Weilimdorf in Germany
Altdischingen Castle Location in Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates	48°47′39.14″N 9°6′52.29″E
Type	Castle (Burgstall)
Site information
Condition	Ruined
Site history
Built	11th Century
In use	12th Century

The Hill castle situated 400 m (437.45 yd) south of Dischingen Castle had only been built at the end of the 11th Century and was destroyed in the mid 12th Century.

The former castle had an area of approximately 25 by 40 m (27.34 by 43.74 yd). The site is bounded by a ravine on the south, by a 2.5 to 3 m (2.73 to 3.28 yd) deep trench to the north and the east side. In front of this main ditch is an additional wall in the north and east with its own 1 m (1.09 yd) deep trench. No visible parts of the walls and buildings have been preserved above ground.[2]

Notes

1. "Burgen, Schlösser, Adelssitze und Wehrbauten Stadt Stuttgart". Alleburgen.de. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
2. "Burgruine in Weilimdorf: Zustand der Burg Dischingen - Weilimdorf - Stuttgarter Zeitung". Stuttgarter-zeitung.de. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

References

• ^ Bucher Gruppe (July 2010). Ehemalige Burganlage in Stuttgart: Burg Wirtemberg, Burgstall Weißenburg, Heidenburg, Ruine Engelburg, Burg Freienstein, Wasserburg Berg. General Books LLC. ISBN 978-1-158-94759-1.
• Gerhard Wein: Die mittelalterlichen Burgen im Gebiet der Stadt Stuttgart, 2. Volume: Die Burgen in den Stadtteilen Solitude, Feuerbach, Cannstatt, Berg und Gaisburg. Stuttgart 1971.
• Hartwig Zürn: Die vor- und frühgeschichtlichen Geländedenkmale und die mittelalterlichen Burgstellen des Stadtkreises Stuttgart und der Kreise Böblingen, Esslingen und Nürtingen. Verlag Silberburg, Stuttgart 1956, P. 11.