Turmhügelburg Autengrün
Oberkotzau
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- Oberkotzau
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Turmhügelburg Autengrün stands in Oberkotzau (Landkreis Hof), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.
The Turmhügelburg Autengrün is what remains of a vanished motte castle at the entrance to the village of Oberkotzau in Bavaria. What survives is a small wooded square island surrounded by a circular moat, visible behind a farmstead at a road junction. No structure still stands: only the earthworks recall the former stronghold of the lords of Kotzau, which burned down in the early 17th century.
What to know
- No building remains, only a mound surrounded by a water-filled moat, visible from outside.
- The site lies behind a private farmstead, at a road junction at the entrance to Oberkotzau.
- A visit amounts to viewing the site from its surroundings, with no organized access or visitor facilities.
- There are no opening hours, fees or specific amenities for this site.
Where this château is
Oberkotzau · Landkreis Hof · Bayern
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Address
95145 Oberkotzau
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- Heritage status
- Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
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Frequently asked
- Can you visit the Turmhügelburg Autengrün?
- You can only view the mound and its moat from the surroundings, as no building or visitor facilities exist on site.
- What remains of this stronghold?
- A small wooded island surrounded by a circular water-filled moat survives, with no trace of any standing structure.
- Who built this motte castle?
- It belonged to the von Kotzau family, who received the settlement as an imperial fief in 1402.
- Why did the stronghold disappear?
- It burned down in 1609, and its stones were used in 1666 to build a granary in Oberkotzau.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.
