Burgstall Aubing, Medieval motte-and-bailey castle ruins in Munich, Germany.
Burgstall Aubing is a former medieval hilltop castle on the Teufelsberg, a roughly oval clay mound about 30 by 20 metres in the Aubinger Lohe between Aubing and Lochhausen. A ditch up to 3.5 metres deep surrounds the mound on three sides. It is recorded as a Bavarian archaeological monument, D-1-7834-0049.
Aubing is first documented in 1010, and the lords of Aubing, probably in the service of the Welf dukes, built the castle in the 12th century. It was destroyed in 1422 during a military campaign by Duke Ludwig the Bearded, shortly before the Battle of Alling. The site is recorded as a Bavarian archaeological monument, no. D-1-7834-0049.
Locals call the mound Teufelsberg or Teufelsburg, and legends have grown around it. The name Aubing itself first appears in a document in 1010, when the lords of Aubing probably served the Welf dukes. The earthworks are listed as a Bavarian archaeological monument, D-1-7834-0049, recorded as a high-medieval tower mound.
The site is easily accessible and can be viewed from the surrounding area. The earthwork structures are most visible during spring and summer when vegetation does not obscure the mound and ditches.
The mound is locally called Teufelsberg (Devil's Mountain) or Teufelsburg, and legends grew around it. It is recorded as a Bavarian listed monument, file number D-1-7834-0049, described as a "Turmhügel des hohen Mittelalters".
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