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Schloss Hausen (Oberaula)
Schloss Hausen is a German castle and stately home in Oberaula Oberaula is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Oberaula lies in the Knüllgebirge, a low mountain range, in the Aula river valley and its neighbouring valleys. The nearest towns are Bad Hersfeld (ab .... Hausen Schloss Buildings and structures in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis {{Hesse-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberaula Schloss Hausen
Oberaula is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Oberaula lies in the Knüllgebirge, a low mountain range, in the Aula river valley and its neighbouring valleys. The nearest towns are Bad Hersfeld (about 20 km to the east), Schwalmstadt (about 25 km to the west), and Homberg (about 27 km to the north). Constituent communities The community consists of the six centres of Hausen, Friedigerode, Ibra, Oberaula (administrative seat), Olberode and Wahlshausen. History Oberaula had its first mention in 856 as ''Ovilaha'' (roughly "the place in a moist river floodplain" or "the place at the owl water"). The constituent community of Hausen was first mentioned in 1160. Quite early on, the Fulda Abbey had a castle with a moat in Hausen, upon whose remains the Barons of Dörnberg built their Renaissance stately home in 1674. Amalgamations As part of municipal reforms, the two communities of Oberaula and Hausen merged on 1 April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberaula
Oberaula is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Oberaula lies in the Knüllgebirge, a low mountain range, in the Aula river valley and its neighbouring valleys. The nearest towns are Bad Hersfeld (about 20 km to the east), Schwalmstadt (about 25 km to the west), and Homberg (about 27 km to the north). Constituent communities The community consists of the six centres of Hausen, Friedigerode, Ibra, Oberaula (administrative seat), Olberode and Wahlshausen. History Oberaula had its first mention in 856 as ''Ovilaha'' (roughly "the place in a moist river floodplain" or "the place at the owl water"). The constituent community of Hausen was first mentioned in 1160. Quite early on, the Fulda Abbey had a castle with a moat in Hausen, upon whose remains the Barons of Dörnberg built their Renaissance stately home in 1674. Amalgamations As part of municipal reforms, the two communities of Oberaula and Hausen merged on 1 April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles In Hesse
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
