CastleGrillenberg

Grillenburg Castle (Ruin)

The remains of the Castle can be visited

The Grillenburg ruin, a remnant of a former ministerial castle, is located at an elevation of approximately 432 meters above sea level in Grillenberg, within the Mansfeld-Südharz district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

History+

Although the locality of Grillenberg was mentioned as early as the 9th century, the castle likely originated around 1217, when a vassal named Tidericus de Grellenberch was mentioned in connection with the Archdiocese of Magdeburg. The oldest surviving wall sections, made of large ashlar blocks, date from this Romanesque foundation period. In 1286, castellans from the Muser and von Morungen families are documented. In the mid-14th century, in 1347, Margrave Frederick the Serious of Meissen reacquired the dominion.

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