Adlmannstein Castle

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Adlmannstein Castle after a copper engraving by Michael Wening

The remains of the former Adlmannstein Castle (sometimes also called Adlstein or Adelmannshof ) are located in the Adlmannstein district of the Bernhardswald municipality in the Regensburg district of Bavaria (Am Ellbach, Im Burghof 5/8). The castle remains are under monument protection .

history

Clearing activity began in the Adlmannstein - Lichtenwald - Altenthann area in the 11th century and was completed in the 15th century. Adlmannstein was first mentioned as Veste Adlmannshof in 1366, so one can assume that a low castle was built here at least in the 14th century. At that time, Hector the Lichtenberger sold the castle to Peter the Chamerauer von Haitzstein . In 1370 a Johann von Steinach is mentioned in Adelmannstein. Hans der Steinacher , who was elected mayor of Regensburg in 1381 , acquired the fortress and the Lichtenberg estate in 1372. In 1394 Adlmannstein is said to have passed to the Hofers . At the end of the 14th century, the Zenger appeared here and took possession of the Lichtenwald - Adlmannstein - Altenthann area. Parzifal Zenger , son of Erhard Zenger von Lichtenwald , can be traced here in 1465. Various Zengers came into the possession of Adlmannstein by way of inheritance. In 1590 the court brands Adlmannstein and Lichtenwald were sold to Erhard von Muggenthal zu Hexenacker to cover the debt . Adlmannstein remained in the possession of the Muggtenthal family until 1669. Called Adam Philip of Muggenthal and Johann Christian von Adelheimb .

According to the land table of 1558, Adlmannstein came to the Bavarian district court Donaustauf together with Altenthann, Lichtenwald and Siegenstein . In 1712 Adlmannstein was incorporated into the Stadtamhof nursing court.

For the years 1636–38, a report by the Donaustauf regional court states that Adlmannstein was so affected by the Thirty Years' War that it was completely barren and uninhabited. Adlmannstein and Lichtenwald were then sold to the Palatinate-Neuburg Council and carer David Stich . Since he was not able to exercise the freedom of noblemen , the lower jurisdiction over the subjects there was withdrawn from him in 1671. The Höger also appeared as his heirs . They wanted to acquire the sole rights to Adlmannstein, but fell out with co-heir Franz Martin von Stich , who then sold Adlmannstein and Lichtenwald to Baron von Schütz and Knorr von Rosenbusch , respectively .

In 1718 the Commander of the Regensburg Teutonic Order , Conrad Christoph Freiherr von Lehrbach , acquired the Adlmannstein court marque. Since the previous owner, Baron von Schütz , Adlmannstein had regained jurisdiction over the area . The Teutonic Order remained in the possession of Adlmannstein until its dissolution in 1809.

Adlmannstein Castle then and now

According to the engraving by Michael Wening from 1721, Adlmannstein Castle was a three-story building that was covered by a cripple hipped roof. A tower covered with an onion dome was attached to this residential wing .

In addition to the courtyard buildings, the palace also had a brewery and an inn. It also included three ponds and fishing rights in the Adlmannsteiner Bach and the Sulzbach. The castle, fortified with a wall and moat, was in need of minor repairs as early as 1768. After 1838 the castle was demolished.

From the Niederungsburg and the later castle, only the remnants of the ring and kennel walls are preserved.

literature

  • Stephan Acht: The court stamps of the German Order Coming Regensburg. In: Paul Mai (Ed.): 800 years of the German Order Coming St. Aegid in Regensburg 1210–2010. Exhibition in the Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek Regensburg, St. Petersweg 11–13, June 19 to September 26, 2010. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7954-2421-3 , pp. 183–185.
  • Andreas Boos : Castles in the south of the Upper Palatinate. The early and high medieval fortifications of the Regensburg area . Universitätsverlag Regensburg, Regensburg 1998, ISBN 3-930480-03-4 .
  • Diethard Schmid: Regensburg I. The district court Stadtamhof, the imperial rule Donaustauf and Wörth. (= Historical Atlas of Bavaria. Part of Altbayern Heft 41). Commission for Bavarian History. Verlag Michael Lassleben, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-7696-9904-1 .

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Coordinates: 49 ° 5 ′ 39.1 ″  N , 12 ° 16 ′ 5.2 ″  E