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He (and perhaps his father Emich I) built Leiningen Castle, which is now known as "Old Leiningen Castle" (German: Burg Altleiningen), around 1100 to 1110. Nearby Höningen Abbey was built around 1120 as the family's burial place.
The name, like that of its sister castle, Neuleiningen 5 kilometres northeast, is derived from the Frankish noble family of Leiningen, who used to rule the territory of the Leiningerland. The mighty hill fortress is built on rocks and was probably established around 1100 to 1110 by the Count of Leiningen, Emich I, and his son, Emich ...
Count Wilhelm Carl zu Leiningen-Guntersblum renovated the impressive building and further expanded it for the purposes of the count's family. In 1833, the castle became the property of the community Guntersblum and is since 1834 officially used as a town hall. Since 2014, there is also an administrative office of the municipality Rhein-Selz in ...
History. Its name, like that of its sister castle, Altleiningen five kilometres to the southwest, is derived from the Frankish noble family, the counts of Leiningen, who ruled the territory of Leiningerland . The castle was built following a division of inheritance around 1240 by Count Frederick III of Leiningen.
Leiningen è un'antica famiglia germanica le cui terre si collocavano principalmente tra Alsazia, Lorena e Palatinato. Nel corso dei secoli la famiglia si sviluppò in numerosi rami collaterali che governavano su contee dotate di immediatezza imperiale .
The mighty hill fortress is built on rocks and was probably established around 1100 to 1110 by the Count of Leiningen, Emich I, and his son, Emich II, under the name of Leiningen Castle. The overall castle site, which follows the shape of the hilltop, has a triangular ground plan.
The origins of Hardenburg Castle can be traced back to the 13 th century, when the Counts of Leiningen illegally built the castle on lands belonging to the Abbey of Limburg. Quarrels about this lasted until 1249, until the monastery granted the disputed land to the Counts of Leiningen in return for a number of concessions elsewhere.
