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Zavelstein Castle
The ruins of Zavelstein Castle, a former hill castle, stand at on a hill spur above the Teinach valley on the southeastern edge of the municipality of Bad Teinach-Zavelstein in the county of Landkreis Calw, Calw in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg. History Archaeological investigations revealed that the castle must have been built around the middle of the 13th century. The first written record of the castle dates to 1303, from which it is clear that a Herr Richelin, a knight in Zavelstein, had lived in the castle, probably from 1280. By 1311 Zavelstein surfaces in the documents as a Württemberg castle and was thus owned by the House of Württemberg, counts of Württemberg. Together with their lordship of the castles of Schloss Neuenbürg, Neuenbürg, Calw Castle, Calw, Fautsberg Castle, Fautsberg, Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg#Structures, Wildberg and Hohennagold Castle, Nagold, they were able to maintain their influence over the newly acquired territories in the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
Bad Teinach-Zavelstein is a town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History The township of Bad Teinach-Zavelstein was formed on 1 January 1975 by the merging of Bad Teinach, Zavelstein, and the towns of Emberg, Rötenbach, Schmieh, and Sommenhardt. Geography The township ('' Stadt'') of Bad Teinach-Zavelstein is located at the center of the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bad Teinach-Zavelstein's municipal area rests upon the plateau of the Enz and Nagold rivers, a landscape defined by severe river erosion, in the greater Black Forest region. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull (NN) to a low of NN. A portion of the Federally protected nature reserve is located in Bad Teinach-Zavelstein's municipal area. Politics Bad Teinach-Zavelstein has six boroughs, Bad Teinach, Emberg, Rötenbach, Schmieh, Sommenhardt, and Zavelstein, and five villages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
