Goyen Castle

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Goien Castle
Goyen Castle 2016

Goyen Castle 2016

Alternative name (s): Castel Gaiano, Goyen Castle, Goien, Goien Castle
Creation time : 12th Century
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: receive
Place: Schenna
Geographical location 46 ° 40 '27.3 "  N , 11 ° 11' 45.8"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 40 '27.3 "  N , 11 ° 11' 45.8"  E
Goyen Castle (South Tyrol)
Goyen Castle

The Goyen Castle (sometimes also called Goien , Goyen Castle or Gajen Castle ) is a hilltop castle in a dominant position on a hill in South Tyrol ( Italy ). It is located above Meran in the municipality of Schenna .

Originally the hilltop castle consisted only of a mighty, square residential tower from the Romanesque period, dating back to the 12th century. The elongated rectangular (not square) shape of the residential tower and the crenellated closure are remarkable. This could be an indication that there was originally another storey in the form of a wooden upper aisle on the stump of the residential tower.

From the 13th century onwards, this complex was expanded to form the present castle. The irregular polygonal defensive wall with battlements includes today beside the eastern tower a late Gothic Kapellenbau and renewed in 1570 Palas with a paneled room.

Goyen's owners have changed frequently since the 14th century. Today the old residential tower is uninhabited, but some buildings around the old tower are reasonably preserved and inhabited. Goyen is privately owned. The castle complex has been a listed building since 1949 .

literature

  • Oswald Trapp : Tiroler Burgenbuch. Volume II: Burgrave Office . Athesia publishing house, Bozen 1980, pp. 172–178.
  • Martin Schweiggl: Le Pietre Raccontano: I Castelli Dell'Alto Adige. Vita Nel Medioevo . Tappeiner, Bozen 1991, ISBN 8870731294
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Krahe: Castles of the German Middle Ages (floor plan lexicon) . Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-86047-219-4 , p. 218
  • Hanspaul Menara : South Tyrolean castles, palaces and residences (a picture book) . Athesia, Bozen 1999, ISBN 8870148084 , pp. 60f.

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