{{Short description|German castle}} {{Infobox building |image=Yburg-Schwarzwald.jpg |caption=Yburg Castle seen from the south |pushpin_map=Baden-Württemberg#Germany |location=Varnhalt, Germany |coordinates={{coord|48.7306|N|8.2003|E|type:landmark_region:DE_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
|website={{URL|https://www.burg-yburg.de/start}} }}
The '''Yburg''' is a ruined hilltop castle atop the Yberg, on the western edge of the Black Forest near Baden-Baden, in southwestern Germany. <!-- The castle is the emblem of Baden-Baden's Rebland and the villages of Steinbach, Neuweier and Varnhalt. -->
==History== In 1190, Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden inherited the rights to the villages of Steinbach and Sinzheim. As the Yburg would have secured the Margraviate of Baden's new southwest border, it can be assumed that they built it at this time. The surrounding territory increasingly came under Baden's influence from mid-13th century on; Eberstein Castle was constructed nearby, Hohenbaden Castle was enlarged, and Steinbach was fortified and given the status of a township.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Milestones}} Until 1369, the Yburg was administered by the Röder von Rodeck family, who served the House of Baden as civil servants.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Castle}} In the 15th century, under Margrave Bernhard I, a bailiff resided at Yburg, and it is likely the castle received its eastern annex for their residence.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Milestones}}
The Yburg was destroyed in 1525 during the German Peasants' War.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Milestones}} In 1535, the Margraviate of Baden split into the rival Margraviates of Baden-Durlach and Baden-Baden, which then further split with the Baden-Rodemacher line. When the Baden-Baden line died out in 1588, Baden-Rodemacher's scion, Edward Fortunatus inherited Baden-Baden.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Edward Fortunatus}} According to legend, he and two alchemists practiced black magic in the castle.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Alchemists}} Edward Fortunatus attempted to assassinate his cousin and rival Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, who proceeded to occupy Baden-Baden.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Edward Fortunatus}} The Margraves of Baden-Durlach would control the margraviate from 1594 to 1622,{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Castle}} when Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor reinstated Edward Fortunatus's son William as Margrave of Baden-Baden.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Edward Fortunatus}} Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, rebuilt the Yburg in 1620.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Milestones}} The castle was again destroyed in 1689 by French troops participating in the Nine Years' War.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Milestones}}
The castle's ruins were partially restored from 1888 to 1913.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Castle}} A restaurant was established within the castle in 1892.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Enceinte}}
==Architecture== [[File:Yburg-20-westlicher Bergfried-Schweizerhaus-gje.jpg|thumb|right|The ''bergfried'' and restaurant]]
The Yburg is made up by the ''bergfried'' to the west, built around 1200, and the enceinte to the east, built in the 13th or 14th centuries.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Castle}} An elliptically-shaped curtain wall at the top of the Yberg encloses both portions and is one of the castle's oldest features. The castle was entered through a tower-zwinger. The ''bergfried'' stands {{convert|20|m|ft|sp=us}} tall and has an entryway {{convert|9|m|ft|sp=us}} tall itself. There was a residential building and a keep in the enceinte.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Enceinte}}
The restaurant at the base of the ''bergfried'' was built in the style of a rustic country house.{{sfn|Yburg Castle: Enceinte}}
==See also== {{Commonscat|Yburg (Baden-Baden)}} * List of castles in Baden-Württemberg
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==References== {{refbegin}} * {{cite web|title=Die Burg|url=https://www.burg-yburg.de/erlebnis-burg/burg|publisher={{ill|Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg|de}}|language=de|access-date=3 June 2020|ref={{sfnref|Yburg Castle: Castle}}}} * {{cite web|title=Die Anlage|url=https://www.burg-yburg.de/erlebnis-burg/burg/anlage|publisher=Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg|language=de|access-date=3 June 2020|ref={{sfnref|Yburg Castle: Enceinte}}}} * {{cite web|title=Meilenstine|url=https://www.burg-yburg.de/wissenswert-amuesant/meilensteine|publisher=Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg|language=de|access-date=3 June 2020|ref={{sfnref|Yburg Castle: Milestones}}}} * {{cite web|title=Eduard Fortunat|url=https://www.burg-yburg.de/wissenswert-amuesant/persoenlichkeit|publisher=Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg|language=de|access-date=3 June 2020|ref={{sfnref|Yburg Castle: Edward Fortunatus}}}} * {{cite web|title=Die Hochzeiten Eduard Fortunat|url=https://www.burg-yburg.de/wissenswert-amuesant/anekdoten/die-hochzeiten-eduard-fortunats|publisher=Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg|language=de|access-date=3 June 2020|ref={{sfnref|Yburg Castle: Weddings}}}} * {{cite web|title=Alchemisten auf der Yburg|url=https://www.burg-yburg.de/wissenswert-amuesant/anekdoten/alchemisten-auf-der-yburg|publisher=Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg|language=de|access-date=3 June 2020|ref={{sfnref|Yburg Castle: Alchemists}}}} * {{cite web|title=Das goldene Kegelspiel|url=https://www.burg-yburg.de/wissenswert-amuesant/anekdoten/das-goldene-kegelspiel|publisher=Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg|language=de|access-date=3 June 2020|ref={{sfnref|Yburg Castle: Golden Skittles}}}} {{refend}}
==External links== * [https://www.burg-yburg.de/start Official website] (in German) * [https://www.baden-baden.com/en/media/attraktionen/yburg Visit Baden-Baden entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603105200/https://www.baden-baden.com/en/media/attraktionen/yburg |date=2020-06-03 }} (in English)
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