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Castillo de Runkel

Otro: Burg Runkel

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Continente: Europa

País: Alemania

Localización: Runkel en el Landkreis (distrito de) Limburg-Weilburg en el estado de Hesse

Año: 1159

Estado: Terminado

Descripción:El castillo de Runkel (alemán: Burg Runkel), un castillo en ruinas sobre una colina de la Alta Edad Media, está situado en la ciudad de Runkel en el Landkreis (distrito de) Limburg-Weilburg en el estado de Hesse, Alemania.

Ubicación

Ubicado en el valle del río Lahn, la ciudad y el castillo está en línea recta, a 6,04 km al este de Limburg an der Lahn, 29,9 km al suroeste de Wetzlar y 60 km al noroeste de Frankfurt am Main. El fuerte de la colina está situado a 492 pies (150 m) sobre el nivel del mar y se eleva de unos 115 pies (35 m) a 131 pies (40 m) por encima del valle de Lahn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runkel_Castle

Historical background

Runkel Castle has been built to safeguard the Lahn crossing and has been extended several times.

It was first documentary mentioned in 1159 with Siegfried von Runkel, who stands surety and witness for the countess Beatrix von Lauenburg at her entailing with the castle Nassau through archbishop Hillin of Trier. In his function as a trustee of the Reich, he might be responsible for the construction of Runkel. Probably Runkel was founded by the emperor Friedrich Barbarossa.

In the year 1634 the palace had been destroyed by croatian troops of count Isolani and wasn't rebuilt again.

At about 1250 a quarrel started in the family, which ended in the expulsion of Heinrich by Siegfried of Runkel. In the consequent Heinrich sets up Schadeck Castle as a defiance on the opposite of Runkel. It was first mentioned 1288. The history of Runkel and its castle is wild-motioned and feudful, as the following extract will show:

In the year 1288 the families Runkel and Westerburg finally and definitvely divided. 1315 Dietrich von Runkel is mentioned. Dietrich, the third of its name, takes 1376 posession of the Zehnten (tithes?) Schupbach and Aumenau and gives order to build the palace beside the castle.

1440

the Lahn-Bridge is being build, but couldn't completed until 1448, because of a quarrel with count Reinhard von Westerburg.

1543

Melanchthon, Luther's friend and helper, is guest of Johann IV von Wied (a nephew of the archbishop Hermann of Cologne) at Runkel palace. 1568 the reformation was introduced to Runkel.

1622

Sovereign count Hermann II was expulsed of palace and reign at 9th of September in a brawl by his younger brother Philipp Ludwig, who ment to been set back at the inheritance.

1634

Runkel's most disasterous day in the Thirty Year's War was the 15th of October. The croatians of count Isolani climbed over the walls of the village and burned down the place including its ancient palace.

1719

Runkel was occupied by Hannover,

1758

by Saxony,

1759

by the French.

1791

Count Friedrich Ludwig is raised into a heriditary princely rank by emperor Leopold II.

1794 the French Revolution takes effect.

1796

Troops of Darmstadt threw out the French in a nightly street-fight.

1806

the right-sided part of the government Runkel and also the belonging part of the village was attached to the new, by Napoleon created, grand duchy Berg.

1824

Friedrich Ludwig, the last decendant of the house Wied-Runkel died. Wied-Runkel was inheritated by Wied-Neuwied. (See also: Die Herrschaft Wied). Runkel Castle is still the property of the house zu Wied.

http://www.burg-runkel.de/english/runkel_en.htm

http://www.pennula.de/fliegertagebuch-giessen-lahn-dill-wetzlar-weilburg-villmar-burg-runkel-luftbild.htm

https://www.flickr.com/photos/schneefloeckli/albums/72157627522040887

https://www.flickr.com/photos/txceylon/albums/72157669893116292

http://www.kubische-panoramen.de/index.php?id_id=4323&p=f