Burg Vlotho

Burg Vlotho
Vlotho
Reconstructed palas with modern roof
Burg Vlotho
Coordinates	52°10′17″N 8°51′34″E
Type	hill castle, spur castle
Code	DE-NW
Height	141 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Condition	weitgehend nachgebildete Ruine
Site history
Built	um 1250

Reconstructed parts of the castle

Burg Vlotho (Vlotho castle) is the ruin of a medieval hill castle above the town of Vlotho, Herford district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The ruins were reconstructed after archeological survey in 1936 to 1939.

Lage

The extended property is located on the Amtshausberg, 141 metres (463 ft), and almost 100 metres (330 ft) m above the Weser, with a steep grade to east and south. The bent river has a natural harbour, on the medieval main road from Frankfurt to Bremen.

History

The castle was built around 1250. It was razed around 1368. The foundation is the only part from the medieval period. Drawings dating back to 1581 are extant, but they are no reliable representation. The castle ruins were demolished in 1709, with only the dungeon surviving until 1936. The castle ruin is c. 110 metres (360 ft) m long and c. 60 metres (200 ft) m wide. The surrounding wall is mostly preserved.

Part of the reconstructed castle is covered by a modern protective roof. The property features a restaurant with garden area. The terrace offers a view over the Weser valley.

Further reading

• Gustav Engel (1979), Landesburg und Landesherrschaft an Osning, Wiehen und Weser, Bielefeld, DNB-IDN: 801039622{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Karl Großmann (1963), Geschichte des Amtes Vlotho 1246–1963, Vlotho, DNB-IDN: 451686136{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Karl Großmann (1971), Geschichte der Stadt Vlotho, Vlotho, DNB-IDN: 720233585{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Heinrich Harland (1888), Geschichte der Herrschaft und Stadt Vlotho, Vlotho, OCLC 79833997{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Rolf Plöger (2013), Altertumskommission für Westfalen (ed.), Burg Vlotho an der Weser, Kreis Herford, Münster, ISSN 0939-4745{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Digitalisat

External links

• Burg Vlotho (in German) burgen-und-schloesser.net
• Burg Vlotho (history and images, in German) gwexter.org