Allerburg Castle (Ruin) (Bockelnhagen)

The origins of Allerburg likely date back to the 12th century when it was built by the Lords of Allerberg. Its first documented mention occurred in 1266 as the ancestral seat of the Minningerode family, who belonged to the County of Lutterberg-Scharzfeld. In the 14th century, the castle underwent expansion and, after protracted inheritance disputes, largely came into the possession of the Counts of Schwarzburg. During the Peasants' War in 1525, the castle was destroyed by insurgents and was already described as a ruin in 1596. Following the extinction of the co-owners in 1593, the Counts of Schwarzburg took over the entire complex. Through an occupation in 1612, Allerburg fell to the Dukes of Braunschweig, whose ownership was legally confirmed in 1694. In the course of the Congress of Vienna, the ruin passed to Prussia in 1816.