Blankenberg Castle (Neufelden)
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| Alternative name (s): | Planchenburch, Blanchenberch | |
| Creation time : | around 1000 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, hillside location | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale | |
| Place: | Neufelden | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 29 ′ 6 ″ N , 14 ° 0 ′ 30 ″ E | |
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The Castle Blankenberg is the ruin of a hillside castle in Neufelden in Mühlviertel in Upper Austria . This dynasty castle is a listed building. The location of the castle is near the Neufelden train station in the Unterberg district. At the end of the village there is a staircase that leads to the castle hill after 500 m.
location
Blankenberg Castle stood on a mountain bordering today's Neufelden train station. There the Bairachbach (formerly Bayrabach) flows into the Große Mühl . At the site of the castle, which is covered by forest today, there are still meter long wall remains, probably from the enclosures come to the castle.
history
In the area of Blankenburg, after 1000, the highly free noble families of the Schönheringers ( Planchenburch ) settled with their noble servants ( Ulricher, Elmer, Gruber ). They built the fortress and Blankenberg Castle.
Known or presumed owners of Blankenberg Castle were:
- Around 1108 the castle was owned by Eppo von Formbach , Count von Windberg, who died on May 4, 1110.
- Under Engelbert II von Schönhering-Blankenberg, lord of the castle from at least 1155 to at least 1182, the fortress included extensive possessions on the Great Mühl, which reached as far as the Danube.
- In 1180 Siboto I. von Blankenberg appears as castle keeper and servant in a document.
- In 1206 an Ullo von Blankenberg is mentioned in a document.
- Witiko von Prčice and Blankenberg probably married Kunigunde, the widow of Engelbert II, around 1191. Between 1192 and 1194 he came to Blankenberg Castle and part of the Blankenberg fiefdoms that were in Passau's possession and were confirmed to him by Bishop Wolfger von Erla . This area extended along the left bank of the Große Mühl to the Danube. In the other Blankenberg areas, Witiko could not prevail. For the years 1209 and 1220, in addition to its predicate “von Prčice”, the predicate “de Plankinberg” is also used. Witiko, who is considered to be the founder of the Rosenbergs branch of Witigon , presumably initially resided at Blankenberg Castle, where his son presumably lived around 1250
- Zacharias von Prčice and Blankenberg followed.
- (Bigger gap)
- In 1298 a Veit von Blankenberg is mentioned.
- From 1340 the castle is owned by the Schallenberg family
Since a devastating fire during a wedding between the Blankenbergers and Tannbergers , the castle fell into disrepair.
- Blankenberg Castle
Remains of Blankenberg Castle
Ascent to the Blankenberg castle ruins
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Blankenberg Castle today
At the beginning of the 20th century, the walls of Blankenberg Castle were still clearly recognizable, as can be seen in the plan sketch by Ludwig Benesch from 1907. Even in the 1960s, walls were still visible above the ground. Today, at the place described above, you can find elevations and stone structures that are heavily overgrown by trees and grass. Without new excavation findings, however, it is difficult to decide whether parts of the lost castle or natural earth formations are hidden underneath.
literature
- Ludwig Benedict (= Benesch): A Sunday excursion into the Middle Ages (Blankenburg castle complex). In: Entertainment supplement of the Linzer Tages-Post . 1907.
- Viktor von Handel-Mazzetti : The Schönhering-Blankenberg and Witigo de Blankenberg-Rosenberg. In: Annual report of the Francisco-Carolinum Museum. Volume 70, Linz 1912, pp. 91–121 ( PDF (2.2 MB) on ZOBODAT ).
- Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home. 3. Edition. Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
- Oskar Hille: Castles and palaces in Upper Austria then and now . Verlag Ferdinand Berger & Sons, Horn 1975, ISBN 3-85028-023-3 .
- Christian K. Steingruber : A critical consideration of the historical-topographical manual of the fortifications and mansions of Upper Austria . Upper Austrian Provincial Archives , Linz 2013.
Web links
- Blankenberg. In: burgenkunde.at. Accessed January 30, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steingruber 2013, p. 276.
- ↑ Vratislav Vaníček: The family policy of the Witigonen and the structural changes of the South Bohemian region in the state union of King Přemysl II. Ottokar . In: Bohemian-Austrian Relations in the 13th Century . Prague 1998, ISBN 80-85899-42-6 , pp. 88, 89, 91f. and 95.
- ↑ Pavel Juřík: Jihočeské Dominium . Praha 2008, ISBN 978-80-7277-359-6 , p. 38f.
- ↑ Vítkovci. In: genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved January 30, 2020 (Genealogy Witigonen).