Hohenecken Castle
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 Hohenecken Castle |
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| Creation time : | around 1200 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale | |
| Place: | Hohenecken | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 24 '53 " N , 7 ° 42' 4" E | |
| Height: | 363 m above sea level NN | |
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Hohenecken Castle ( mhd . Buorch hônecke ) is the ruin of a spur castle at 363 m above sea level. NN from the time of the Staufer in on the Schlossberg above the Kaiserslautern district of Hohenecken in Rhineland-Palatinate .
history
The exact date of foundation of the castle is not known. While the older literature often assumes that the Barbarossaburg in Kaiserslautern will be built immediately after the construction of the new castle (1156), more recent findings suggest that construction will begin 50 years later. Above all, the five-sided keep and massive shield wall indicate a construction time by 1200th
In the first half of the 13th century the castle was given to a Kaiserslautern ministerial family as a fief . These were the descendants of the knight Reinhard von Lautern , who was given the right of patronage to Ramstein in 1214 by the king and later emperor Friedrich II . From then on, the castle administrators called themselves von Hohenecken . The castle belonged to a rulership that extended over several settlements: the valley community of Hohenecken, which emerged at the foot of the castle hill, as well as Erfenbach , Espensteig , Siegelbach and Stockweiler, today Stockborn . All of them now belong to the city of Kaiserslautern. For centuries, the castle and the lordship were still considered to be imperial fiefs.
With the beginning of modern times, the decline of Hohenecken Castle began. During the Peasants' War (1525) it was taken by rebellious peasants. In 1668 there was a longer siege by Elector Karl Ludwig von der Pfalz , which ended with the partial destruction of the castle. During the War of the Palatinate Succession , it was finally blown up by French troops in 1689 .
investment
The ruin, including the Zwinger , moat , upper and lower castle, measures approximately 50 m by 90 m. It has a mighty shield wall (25 m wide, 11 m high) and a pentagonal keep. Experts consider the castle to be one of the most remarkable castles of the Staufer era. Today it is a popular destination and offers a wide view.
Personalities
From the noble family named after the castle, later Barons von Hoheneck , u. a. emerge:
- Landolf von Hoheneck († 1247), Bishop of Worms
- Johann Adam von Hoheneck († 1731), dean of the cathedral in Worms
- Johann Franz Jakob Anton von Hoheneck (1686–1758), dean of the cathedral in Mainz
- Philipp Karl von Hoheneck (1735–1808), cathedral cantor and electoral privy councilor in Mainz
gallery
Entrance to the castle's kennel
South-western area of the main castle
Remains of the pentagonal keep within the shield wall
Coat of arms of the extinct noble family von Hoheneck
literature
- Alexander Thon (Ed.): How swallow nests glued to the rock. Castles in the Northern Palatinate . 1st edition. 2005, ISBN 3-927754-48-X , ISSN 0936-7640 , p. 68-73 .
- Jürgen Keddigkeit , Michael Losse: Hohenecken . In: Jürgen Keddigkeit, Alexander Thon, Rolf Übel (eds.): Palatinate Burgenlexikon. Vol. 2. F – H (= contributions to the history of the Palatinate ). tape 12.2 , 2002, ISBN 3-927754-48-X , ISSN 0936-7640 , p. 377-389 .
- Jürgen Keddigkeit. Hohenecken Castle, Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken 2010
