Fortbach
Title
Fortbach
Also Known As
Ffurbpach, Fordbechir Weg, Furbbach, Pfortbach
Dates
Founded by 14th c.; dissolved 16th c.
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A grange dependent on the Premonstratensian house of Hachborn. It is first mentioned in 1475. Since the 16th century it has been a farm in private hands.
Status
Grange
Bibliography
Eckhardt, Wilhelm Alfred. “Der Hachborner Klosterhof Fortbach.” In Miszellen und Vorträge, 74–77. Beiträge zur hessischen Geschichte 10. Marburg a. d. Lahn, 1995.
Kraus, F.W. “Hof Fortbach.” Aus der Vergangenheit unserer Heimat, 1948.
Schulz, Hannelore. “Das ehemals landgräfliche Hofgut Fortbach.” Hessenland: Beilage für Geschichte, Landschaft u. Volkstum unserer Heimat, 1964.
Image Credit
Hof Fortbach, as shown in a postcard ca. 1910.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Fortbach,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/845.