Odenpah Bishop's Castle
| Odenpah Bishop's Castle | ||
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 Ruins of the Odenpah bishop's castle |
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| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Otepää | |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 3 '27 " N , 26 ° 30' 14.4" E | |
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The ruins of the Odenpäh Episcopal Castle ( Estonian Otepää piiskopilinnus ) are located in Otepää , Estonia . The castle is said to be the first brick building in Estonia.
history
In the 11th century, Otepää was the most important fortress of the Estonians in the Ugaunen region , located on an important trade route that crossed the region from west to east. The shape of the mountain, reminiscent of a bear's head ( Estonian Oti pää ), gave the fortress its name, and Russian chronicles also referred to the castle as a bear's head. The Estenburg was set on fire in 1208 and 1210 and rebuilt in 1216.
After the conquest of the region by the Teutonic Order and the establishment of a diocese, the bishop of Dorpat Hermann I built a castle in 1224, which was initially the main residence of the diocese. The new castle walls were already in place in the autumn of 1225. The construction work was later continued under Bishop Alexander . Wierland was occupied from the castle in the 13th century . From the 17th century the castle fell into disrepair.
architecture
Odenpäh was a hilltop castle , with the outer wall of the fortress following the shape of the mountain. On a raised point within the curtain wall there are traces of a square building, so that the castle is probably a form of tower castle known from other castles .
literature
- Heinrich von Hagemeister : Materials for a history of the country estates of Livonia. Part 2., Riga: E. Frantzen 1837, pp. 22-24
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ruins of the Otepää bishop's castle from the 12th century. Retrieved February 28, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Armin Tuulse: The castles in Estonia and Latvia (= negotiations of the Estonian learned society . Volume 33 ). Õpetatud Eesti Seltsi Toimetused, S. 243 .
- ^ A b Karl Woldemar von Löwis of Menar: Burgenlexikon für Alt-Livland . Walters and Rapa, Riga 1922, p. 74 ( digitized version ).
