Landsöhr Castle
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Landsöhr Castle (German: Burg Landsöhr), also called Landseer Castle (Burg Landseer) or Bertaburg, is a lost spur castle on a northern spur, 739.2 m above sea level (NHN), of the Kornberg[1] near Bad Boll in the county of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg.
Typehill castle, spur castle
CodeDE-BW
Conditionburgstall (no above-ground ruins)
Coordinates48°37′24″N 9°37′38″E
| Landsöhr Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Landsöhr, Burg Landseer, Bertaburg | |
| Bad Boll | |
The hollows on the hill spur | |
| Site information | |
| Type | hill castle, spur castle |
| Code | DE-BW |
| Condition | burgstall (no above-ground ruins) |
| Location | |
  Landsöhr Castle  Landsöhr Castle | |
| Coordinates | 48°37′24″N 9°37′38″E |
| Height | 739.2 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Site history | |
| Built | first recorded in 1502 |
The castle was probably built during the Celtic period as a refuge castle. The present burgstall only consists of two hollows between which the castle was probably located.
In the 12th century Berta von Boll, a sister of King Conrad III, is supposed to have had her dower seat here.[2]