Unterleinleiter Castle (German: Burg Unterleinleiter) is a, now levelled, medieval lowland castle near the village of Unterleinleiter in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria.
| Unterleinleiter Castle | |
|---|---|
| Unterleinleiter | |
| Type | lowland castle, motte and bailey? |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Height | Height missing, see template documentation |
| Site information | |
| Condition | lost or levelled |
| Site history | |
| Built | mentioned 1380 |
Walter VI of Streitberg is mentioned as the occupant castle referred to in 1380 as Leinlewter Fortress and which was destroyed in 1409 due to a breach of the Landfrieden.
Of the former fortification, which could have been a motte and bailey castle, nothing has survived. In 1536 the site was still described as Wale, i.e. a motte.
Literature edit
- Gustav Voit, Walter Rüfer: Eine Burgenreise durch die Fränkische Schweiz – Auf den Spuren des Zeichners A. F. Thomas Ostertag. 2nd edn., Verlag Palm & Enke, Erlangen, 1991, ISBN 3-7896-0064-4, p. 204.
External links edit
- "Unterleinleiter". Alle Burgen (in German).
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