Karlsberg Castle (Carinthia)
| Karlsberg Castle | ||
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 Karlsberg castle ruins |
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| Creation time : | around 1160 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Wall remains | |
| Place: | St. Veit an der Glan | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 43 '39.4 " N , 14 ° 18' 42.6" E | |
| Height: | 700 m above sea level A. | |
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The castle Karlberg was a 12th century castle built on a wooded Gemini today ridge between the customs field and the Glantal southwest of St. Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, near the town of Karlsberg . The ruins of the castle, which was inhabited at least into the 16th century, are listed as historical monuments . Karlsberg Palace, which still exists today, was built from the castle's meierhof in the 17th century .
history
The castle on the Charlsperch was first mentioned in a document in 1168, it was probably built around 1160 by Karl von Projern. In 1169 a Wichard von Karlsberg, presumably Karl's son, called himself after the festival. From 1265 the Karlsberg marshals were the Duke of Carinthia , but had to leave the country in 1294 due to the participation in a conspiracy against the Duke. The marshal's office and Karlsberg Castle now went to Konrad von Aufenstein († 1138) from Tyrol, who had proven himself in the suppression of the nobility uprising. The Auffensteiners also rebelled against the Duke for a few decades, but were decisively defeated in 1368 and subsequently disempowered. The partly destroyed Karlsberg now went to the Habsburgs and was only given to burgraves and carers . In 1548 Ferdinand of Austria pledged the property to Sigmund Khevenhüller, who finally acquired Karlsberg in 1586. Georg Khevenhüller was forced to sell the castle and estate in 1629 because as a Lutheran he had to leave the country in the course of the Counter Reformation. The new owner was the Bamberg Vizedom Franz Freiherr von Hatzfeld , who died in 1642 as Prince-Bishop of the Bamberg Monastery. Various other owners followed in 1687 with Johann von Goëss , Bishop of Gurk , another high Catholic dignitary as the owner of Karlsberg. At that time, the castle was already in a state of disrepair and a successor was built with the Karlsberg Castle . Both the castle ruins and the castle are now owned by the Goëss family .
Building description
Upper castle
The main castle or upper castle was built on a 45 by 30 meter plateau at a height of 720 meters. The five- or six-storey keep with walls more than three meters thick from the beginning of the 14th century was one of the most powerful keep in Central Europe. It was blown up in 1688; a steep corner still stands, forms the landmark of the complex and is popularly known as a tooth because of its shape . The remains of the castle chapel with the round apse facing south are clearly visible; from Palas , however, there are hardly any more tracks. The complex was surrounded by a partly double curtain wall. Trenches that also protected the facility are still clearly visible.
Lower castle
The Untere Berg (also known as the Vorwerk) was laid out on a ridge about 200 meters northeast of the Upper Castle and about 30 meters lower. Two small artificial hills lying next to each other, each surrounded by a ditch, have survived from her; on the northeast of the two hills there is a stately three-storey Romanesque tower ( drop tower ) on an area of almost 10 by 10 meters. The access to the tower was at the level of the 2nd floor; the access that exists today on the ground floor was created later.
Upper castle, remainder of the keep
Upper castle, remains of the wall in the south
Lower castle with moat
Tower of the Lower Castle
See also
literature
- Wilhelm Deuer : The castle and rule of Karlsberg belonged to the Goëss family (1687-1987) for 300 years. Contributions to the acquisition and existence of the manor and the Carlspergian house in Klagenfurt. in: Carinthia I , 1987, p. 273ff.
- Dehio Carinthia 2001 . Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 333.
- Siegfried Hartwagner : Carinthia. The St. Veit an der Glan district. (= Austrian art monograph. Volume VIII). Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 1977, ISBN 3-900173-22-2 , p. 122f.
