Branzoll Castle

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Branzoll Castle
Branzoll Castle (2017)

Branzoll Castle (2017)

Alternative name (s): Branzoll Castle
Creation time : around 1250

(first documentary mention)

Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Renovated in 1895 and 1911, inhabited
Place: Klausen
Geographical location 46 ° 38 '24.6 "  N , 11 ° 33' 55.3"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 38 '24.6 "  N , 11 ° 33' 55.3"  E
Branzoll Castle (South Tyrol)
Branzoll Castle

The Branzoll Castle (also called Branzoll Castle ) is located on the southern slope of the Säbener Berg below the Säben monastery and slightly elevated above the city center of Klausen in South Tyrol ( Italy ).

history

As early as 1155, the Lords of Säben from the Völser family were named burgraves of the Brixen monastery at Säben Castle . In 1255 tensions arose between the Brixen bishop Bruno von Kirchberg and some of his ministerials . Heinrich and Burchard von Säben were among them. In the course of this dispute, the Säbener build Branzoll Castle at the entrance to the episcopal castle on the hilltop.

In 1304 the conflict between the bishop and the Säbenern ended; Reimprecht and Paul von Säben submitted to the feudal sovereignty of Bishop Johann Sax von Saxenau . At the same time, they waived all possible claims to Säben Castle. In 1409 Jörg von Säben-Velthurns sold his half to Branzoll to Ulrich Prustl, the bishop of Brixen . The other half came into the hands of the bishop with the death of Oswald von Säben-Reifenstein around 1465.

From 1421, the care of Branzoll was mostly assigned to the city judge or the customs officer of Klausen by the bishop. From 1533 to 1671 Branzoll was the seat of the captains and sub-captains of Säben. The keep is after the castle captains of Säben still captain of the castle tower . Already Albrecht Durer intended by the sight of the place Klausen with the castle Branzoll and have been thrilled to Säben.

1671 Branzoll was cremated by fire, only the keep and the palace foundations remained. Captain Thomas von Crosina was held responsible for the fire and obliged to pay damages. Because of the precarious condition of the walls, discussions were held in 1706 about demolishing the castle; a reconstruction planned for 1724 was limited to security measures. Since the castle was abandoned, stones were removed again and again, so that more walls collapsed in 1791 and 1802.

In 1874 the episcopal administration donated the ruins to the town of Klausen. This gift was only accepted because buyers for the ruin became apparent. After several attempts to sell had failed (Josef Anrater from Munich, 1875; Ignaz Vinzenz Zingerle from Innsbruck, 1876; Major Ludwig Schwalb from Munich, 1895; Arthur von Wallpach from Innsbruck, 1895), the castle researcher Otto Piper acquired Branzoll in 1895; from this time on the reconstruction took place, albeit repeatedly with massive disagreements with the local and Tyrolean authorities. After Piper was able to move into the temporarily restored castle in 1907 (he was forbidden to build a fireplace), he sold the castle to Franz Linter in 1911, who owned a spice mill in Putzen at the entrance to the Villnöss valley and was also an antique dealer. Despite many disputes with the monument authority and the municipality, Linter had a renovation or a new building carried out based on watercolor sketches by the painter Hugo Atzwanger . On June 22, 1912, Linter, who had taken over financially during the renovation, sold the half-completed facility to the Innsbruck art collector and poet Karl Traut (1874–1934), who had it built further. Traut was able to move into the castle in 1913. This brought an end to a decade-long dispute between supporters of a strict line of monument protection or the conservation of a still existing building and the client, who wanted a habitable building.

Branzoll Castle

After several intermediate owners (1969–1974 the American Hollis M. Baker), the castle has been owned by the Leitner family since 1982. The facility is privately owned and is not open to the public.

Building stock

The hilltop castle today consists of a small core castle , which is protected by a kennel and a bailey. The keep is over 20 meters high. The kennel was partially reconstructed, the outer bailey is now a garden. The reconstruction was completed in 1912 with the addition of a completely new residential building. A semicircular tower was installed between the keep and the residential building, which contains a stone staircase to connect the floors. The surrounding wall was also restored and partially crowned with battlements.

literature

  • Christoph Gasser: Branzoll Castle near Klausen. “Rebirth” of a medieval castle. In: Südtiroler Burgeninstitut (Ed.), Castles Perspektiven. 50 years of the South Tyrolean Castle Institute, 1961–2013. Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2013, ISBN 978-3-7030-0838-2 , pp. 477-522.
  • Herta Öttl: Branzoll . In: Oswald Trapp (ed.), Tiroler Burgenbuch. IV. Volume: Eisacktal . Verlaganstalt Athesia, Bozen 1977, pp. 156–172.

Web links

Commons : Branzoll Castle  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Branzoll Castle on Burgen-Adi