Gelbe Burg

Castle in Germany, dating from 1180

The Gelbe Burg ("Yellow Castle"), also called the Gelbe Bürg, is the site of a hill castle on the Gelber Berg ("Yellow Mountain", 628.4 m above sea level (NN)) northeast of the market village of Heidenheim in the Middle Franconian county of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in the German state of Bavaria. Archaeological remains indicate the site was occupied in the late Bronze Age Urnfield period. During the Migration Period there was a hilltop settlement on the Gelber Berg. Hardly anything is known of the founding of the medieval castle and the course of its history. Around 1180 the castle was owned by

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Type:

Castle

Period:

1180

Coordinates:

49.04°N, 10.77°E

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