History of the Starkenburg
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The castle was built in 1065 to protect the Lorsch monastery. At first the name was Burcheldon. The name Starkimberg was first mentioned in …

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completed the new construction of the bergfried elsewhere, an avoidable violation of the interests of monument protection. Instead of being placed in the middle of the castle courtyard, the new building was placed at its western entrance in order to gain a larger open space in the courtyard.

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The first documentary mention as Heppenheim was on July 17, 755 in a document of the Lorsch Codex on the occasion of a donation of a Marchar to the then …

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Location: Heppenheim, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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