Crass Castle

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Crass Castle
Crass Castle in Eltville

Crass Castle in Eltville

Alternative name (s): Rheinberg Castle
Creation time : around 1000 to 1100
Castle type : Niederungsburg, location
Conservation status: Received or received substantial parts
Standing position : Bourgeois, noblewoman, count
Place: Eltville on the Rhine
Geographical location 50 ° 1 '32 "  N , 8 ° 7' 29"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 1 '32 "  N , 8 ° 7' 29"  E
Crass Castle (Hesse)
Crass Castle

The Burg Crass , and Rheinsberg called, is situated on the banks of the Rhine in Eltville in the Rheingau-Taunus district on the edge of Walluf . It is considered to be the oldest preserved building in the city.

history

Crass Castle, a former Freihof , was located outside the city wall, which was built in 1332. There may already have been a former Roman villa at this point. Dendrochronological studies have shown that parts of the timber used were felled as early as 1096.

The castle served as the residence of the Mainz family of Judens and later became the property of the knight Philipp Münch von Lindau . In 1496 the owner gave the castle to his daughter Anna in the marriage with the knight Johann Frei von Dehrn and it was converted into a manor house.

The courtyard was destroyed by fire during the Thirty Years' War . After changing owners, Earl was Carlo man of Grunne the overgrown property neo-Gothic design and the 12 acre large property with a large park was Rheinsberg called.

Later, a consortium of citizens from Eltville built the Villa Rheinberg on the site and in 1873 the Crass family took over the castle house and the Burg Crass restaurant was created .

In 1913, Jean Iffland jr. the castle with restaurant. Two world wars and a major fire in 1923 required thorough repairs: in 1953 the restaurant was not resumed.

In 1970 the castle came into the possession of the city of Eltville as a legacy. After several leases, the building had been vacant since 1988. In 1996 the long-established Sektkellerei Schloss Vaux took over the castle and extensively renovated the building under the supervision of the State Office for Monument Protection.

Todays use

Today, Crass Castle , with its Rhine terrace in a southern atmosphere, serves as a hotel and restaurant for upscale gastronomy. The Rhine terrace is operated publicly under the name Crassgarten .

literature

  • Helga Simon Eltville - A city on the Rhine and its history (s) , self-published by Helga Simon 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-036341-2

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Burg Crass: event location ; accessed on June 6, 2019