Hartenstein Castle (Middle Franconia)

Hartenstein Castle
	Hartenstein Castle
Creation time :	13th Century
Castle type :	Hilltop castle
Conservation status:	Palas, gatehouse
Place:	Hartenstein
Geographical location	49 ° 35 ′ 49 ″ N , 11 ° 31 ′ 19 ″ E Coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 49 ″ N , 11 ° 31 ′ 19 ″ E

The Burg Hartenstein is the remnant of a hilltop castle on a hill in Hartenstein in Nuremberg County in Middle Franconia .

history

main building

Hartenstein Castle, aerial photo (2016)

Hartenstein Castle was probably not built before the first half of the 13th century, possibly only on its own in the interregnum under the Reichsministeriale von Neidstein . This assumption is supported by the latest findings - large cuboids with pincer holes - and relevant ceramic finds. In 1268 the castle was first documented in the possession of the " Rupertus miles dictus de Hertenstein ".

The thesis of the building in the 10th century mentioned in older local history publications is based on a misinterpretation of a document and is to be rejected, as is the assignment of a Rupert de Herte allegedly named in 1016, dictus de Lapide (= Rupert von Herte, named von Stein).

Rupert von Hartenstein, who appeared for the first time with certainty, donated in 1268 with his brothers Konrad, Heinrich von Hartenfels and Rupert V. von Neidstein to the Engelthal monastery for the salvation of father Rupert IV von Neidstein's soul . With the death of Heinrich von Hartenstein, the castle fell to the relatives of Schenk von Reicheneck in 1324/25 , who defended the castle against an onslaught of Nuremberg troops in 1325. Shortly afterwards it was taken over by King Ludwig the Bavarian , who left it to the Palatine line of the Wittelsbachers in the Treaty of Pavia in 1329 . Under the Palatinate vicarage Ludwig von Eyb d. J. , the presumed author of the " Wilwolt von Schaumberg ", there were major extensions after 1503. The outer fortifications built in the late 17th century were blown up after the castle was captured in the War of the Spanish Succession in 1703.

Hartenstein Castle was privately owned by the Haunhorst family until 2001. Dr. Hans Anna Haunhorst, Imperial Attaché a. D., bought the castle shortly after the First World War and restored it. In 2002 the municipality of Hartenstein bought the castle from Ms. Mia Haunhorst. The family crypt of the Haunhorst family is located in the garden part of the castle complex. Mia Haunhorst was last buried there in 2013. In 2004 the municipality of Hartenstein founded "Burg Hartenstein AG". She should preserve the castle and make it accessible to the public. In addition, the Association of Friends of Hartenstein Castle was founded on September 21, 2005 to revitalize Hartenstein Castle's culture. In particular, the Freundeskreis wants to set up a permanent exhibition on the history of knighthood in Franconia in the castle . For the first chairman of the Freundeskreis Burg Hartenstein e. V. was elected Robert Giersch, who was recently appointed as the successor to Volker Alberti as district home nurse for the northern part of the district of Nürnberger Land.

In 2009 there was an exhibition on knighthood in Franconia on the upper floors of the main building , which opened in November. In addition to the permanent exhibition, special exhibitions are to complement the offer. A restaurant is to be built in the Wappensaal on the ground floor of the main building, and a lecture hall has also been set up.

The castle has been designated as an architectural monument (D-5-74-129-2) and ground monument (D-5-6435-0132) by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments .

literature

Birgit Friedel, G. Ulrich Großmann: Hartenstein: The Hartenstein Castle. In: Alfried Wieczorek (Hrsg.): Excursions to archeology, history and culture in Germany, Volume 52: Nuremberg and Nürnberger Land - excursion destinations between Pegnitz and Franconian Alb. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-8062-2368-2 , pp. 161-162.
Robert Giersch, Andreas Schlunk, Bertold Frhr. von Haller: Castles and mansions in the Nuremberg countryside. Published by the Altnürnberger Landschaft e. V., Lauf an der Pegnitz 2006, ISBN 978-3-00-020677-1 , pp. 174-177.
Stephan Sohr: Hopes in Hartenstein - A community in the Nuremberg region and its castle . In: Nürnberger Zeitung No. 65 of March 18, 2006, p. 17. http://www.nz-online.de/artikel.asp?art=472898&kat=30
Sven Rabeler: Nobility of life in the late Middle Ages - Wilwolt von Schaumberg (around 1450–1510) and Ludwig von Eib d. J. (1450-1521). Würzburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-86652-953-3 .
Hans Winterroth: Hartenstein Castle. In: Mitteilungen der Altnürnberger Landschaft, No. 12, 1963, pp. 26–30.
Hans Winterroth: Hartenstein - Chronicle of castle, fortress and village. 2nd edition, self-published, Schwabach 1984, 116 p., With numerous. Fig. Of coats of arms, map sketches, lists, etc. a., 1977 (Churbayerische Fortress Hartenstein near Nuremberg)

Web links

Commons : Burg Hartenstein (Middle Franconia) - Collection of images, videos and audio files