Frauenberg Castle (Erbendorf)

The lost Frauenberg Castle was located in the Frauenberg district of the same name (Obergrötschenreuth) in the Upper Palatinate town of Erbendorf in the Tirschenreuth district .

history

The fortress on the Frauenberg was not built until the end of the 15th century. In 1481 Paul von Streitberg sells his goods in Frauenberg to his brother-in-law Nikolaus (Claus) Pfreimder von Bruck . He promised to build a residence here and to give it to the Palatinate fief . In 1488 he was enfeoffed with Frauenberg and in 1499 he built the promised castle. This is said to have been destroyed in the Landshut War of Succession , but the evidence is missing. In 1510, Hans Pfreimder von Bruck was again enfeoffed with Frauenberg. This is recorded again in 1525 in a Palatine fiefdom letter. Adam von Trautenberg zu Siegritz is the next to receive this fortress. After his death († 1556) Jörg von Trautenberg is the owner. Inheritance disputes among his sisters after his death († 1557) lead to a sale to Georg Wurmrauscher in 1559 . This is mentioned here in the Palatinate Landsassenregister from 1563 to 1599 . The fortress seems to have been dilapidated back then and is referred to as the sheep house in 1588 . In 1599 Johann Casimir Wurmrauscher was enfeoffed with the fortress, which must have been in ruins by then. In 1608 the property is sold to Egid Steinhauser , who is enfeoffed with it in 1609. However, a dispute breaks out again about sovereign membership, which is ended in such a way that Frauenberg and Grötschenreuth are seen as Palatine fiefdoms. In 1611 Egid Steinhauser had Grötschenreuth Castle built as a new residence. He was followed by Hans Friedrich Steinhauser , who sold his estate to Johann Paul Weikmann zu Siegritz in 1646 . The deed of sale states that the Frauenberg fortress has been lying desolate since it was destroyed by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War in 1634 and no one could live on it. Weikmann wanted to rebuild the estate, but this did not happen.

Localization

It is assumed that the fortress was west of the village on the Frauenberg or Schlossberg. In 1969 the remains of the wall are said to have been visible there, but they were made to disappear by subsequent reforestation. Nothing is left of the fortress at Frauenberg.

literature

• Ulrich Kinder (2013): The fortifications in the Tirschenreuth district (pp. 128–129). (= Work on the archeology of southern Germany. Volume 28), (pp. 96–101). Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach. ISBN 978-3-933474-82-7 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ′ 31 ″  N , 12 ° 1 ′ 31 ″  E