Lomersheim Castle Ruin (Burgstumpen)

Architecture, patrimoine et histoire · Allemagne entière

Above Lomersheim, a district of Mühlacker, a southwest-facing spur overlooks the Enz valley at about 230 metres. Here stands the 'Stumpen', the stump of the residential tower of the former castle, also known as the Rotenburg. The Lords of Lomersheim built it in the 11th to 12th century. They were a noble family, vassals of the Counts of Vaihingen, recorded from 1147 to 1634. One of them, Walter von Lomersheim, founded Maulbronn Abbey in 1148. The castle was destroyed in 1525 during the Peasants' War, but its great tower survived. After 1695 it became part of the Eppingen Lines, a defensive network of the Nine Years' War. The tower, about 30 metres high, was pulled down around 1815–1817 for building stone. Its base remains, with wall sections running down towards the village.