Bruck Castle on the tower

The Outbound Castle Bruck at the tower was in the district Oberbruck the Öberpfälzer Municipality Kulmain in Tirschenreuth (Oberbruck, house no. 1b). The buildings of this complex were part of Bruck im Weiher Castle , it was a Ganerbeburg that was formed there through the division of inheritance. The location is designated as a ground monument.

history

Bruck am Turm was first mentioned in 1510 when Adam and Klaus Pfreimder shared an estate. Another Adam Pfreimder followed in 1518 and, from 1527, Christoph and Veit Pfreimder, who received “the new house including the tower there”. From 1544 Christoph was the guardian of his nephews, and from 1550 "Wolf Veit Pfreimder" was also called. From 1563 to 1570, Christoph's heirs resided there with Wolf Veit Pfreimder. Hans Wolf Pfreimder followed in 1599. In 1715 both plants were finally merged under Hans Bernhard Pfreimder.

Location and construction

Neuhaus stood by the tower north of Bruck Castle in the pond. Today there is a farmhouse with farm buildings there. The tower stood in the northwest of the curtain wall . Next to the tower was a building with a gate with another windowless building next to it.

After the fire at Bruck im Weiher in 1871, this building was also demolished and a farmhouse was built in its place.

literature

• Ulrich Kinder (2013): The fortifications in the Tirschenreuth district . (= Work on the archeology of southern Germany. Volume 28), (pp. 170–173). Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach. ISBN 978-3-933474-82-7 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ground monument D-3-6137-0057 Medieval castle stables Bruck am Turm

Coordinates: 49 ° 53 ′ 16.5 ″  N , 11 ° 53 ′ 0.1 ″  E