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The Gegenpoint Castle Site (German: ''Burgstall Gegenpoint'', also spelled ''Geggenpoint'' or ''Kekenpoint'', and even earlier spelled ''Kekkepiunt'', ''Kekinpiunt'' or ''Geckenpoint'') is the ''burgstall'' or site of a ruined spur castle from the high middle ages, which stood about 2km to the east of Fürstenfeld Abbey in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany. It was abandoned in the 15th century and its walls were plundered for building materials. Today, only the foundations are visible. == History == The first mention of the name “Kekinpuint” appeared as the name of a settlement on a deed dating from the year 857 CE and means “fenced-in field near a spring”. It is not known what happened to this settlement. Between 1147 and 1340, the lords of Gegenpoint held court in this castle, but not much is known about them. The Gegenpoints appear to have been ministeriales (German unfree nobles) serving Duke Henry the Lion, and the size of the castle points to a higher status bestowed upon this family by the House of Welf, to which Duke Henry belonged. They gave the nearby city of Fürstenfeldbruk its name〔http://www.fuerstenfeldbruck.de/ffb/web.nsf/id/li_burgstall-gegenpoint.html?Open&vcmsTemplate=ffb-text〕 and by the 13th century, they owned a large portion of land in the region. The location of their home on the border between the territory of the House of Welf and those of the rapidly-growing Wittelsbach family proved to be the castle’s demise however. After the downfall of the Welf dynasty came the economic ruin of the once-powerful Gegenpoints. This was accentuated by the extreme division of the family’s estate by the childless Heinrich von Gegenpoint. In 1340, his son-in-law sold a large portion of the castle to the nearby Fürstenfeld Abbey, which belonged to the Wittelsbach family. Despite this, the Abbey declined to provide any protection for the castle and eventually allowed it to be torn down.〔http://www.merkur-online.de/lokales/fuerstenfeldbruck/fuerstenfeldbruck/wegweiser-burgstall-gegenpoint-1543266.html〕 By the end of the 14th century, the Gegenpoint family had completely disappeared from history. In 1985, the Historical Society of Fürstenfeldbruck erected a memorial stone and information plaque on the site of the former east entrance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Burgstall Gegenpoint」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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