| LC control no. | sh2008009440 |
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| Corporate name heading | Oberburg (Kobern-Gondorf, Germany) |
| Variant(s) | Altenburg (Kobern-Gondorf, Germany) Castle Oberburg (Kobern-Gondorf, Germany) Oberburg Kobern (Kobern-Gondorf, Germany) Upper Castle (Kobern-Gondorf, Germany) |
| See also | Castles--Germany |
| Found in | Work cat.: Niederburg und Oberburg Kobern mit Matthiaskapelle, c2008: t.p. (Oberburg; castle located in Kobern [Germany]) p. 24 (Oberburg; also Altenburg; both names being used in early sources) German Wikipedia, Oct. 28, 2008: under: Oberburg Kobern (Oberburg; ruins of a high castle 200 meters above the village of Kobern-Gondorf, while the companion Niederburg is 50 meters lower; built beginning 12th cent., first mentioned 1195 when the castle lord became a vassal of the archbishop of Trier; connected with the Isenburg-Kobern family until it died out mid-14th cent., the castle being sold to the archbishop and went into decay) Zentify.com website, Oct. 28, 2008 (Castle Oberburg) Freiherr von Schleinitz website, Oct. 28, 2008: under: Village of Kobern (The Oberburg (Upper Castle) was built in 1195; today only the romanic Bergfried and the Matthiaskapelle are still standing; the Niederburg (Lower Castle) was renovated in the 16th cent. but only ruins remain) |
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