Mödling Castle
| Mödling Castle | ||
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 The Mödling castle ruins |
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| Alternative name (s): | Mödling castle ruins | |
| Creation time : | Early 11th century at the earliest, 1177 at the latest | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Mödling | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 4 '46 " N , 16 ° 16' 3" E | |
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The Burg Mödling , also castle ruins Mödling called, is the ruins of a hilltop castle above the Mödlingbach valley with views of the city of Mödling on the east and west to Husarentempel . It is located in the Föhrenberge Nature Park, approx. 1 km behind the slope of the mountains on the edge of the Vienna Basin . The rocky section of the valley at your feet, through which the Mödlingbach flows, is called Klausen . This is followed by the Mödling district of Vorderbrühl in the direction of the Vienna Woods. From the location of the castle, it was easily possible to recognize approaching dangers from the east, partly through advanced observation posts.
history
A castle in Mödling is mentioned from the year 1002, which could mean a castle around today's St. Othmark Church. From 1177 at the latest, Mödling Castle was the seat of a branch line of the Babenbergs , who are considered to be builders, and was initially constructed as a widow's seat for Theodora , a niece of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I , from 1148 . Heinrich de Medlich , son of Heinrich Jasomirgott and Theodoras and brother of Leopold V from the second half of the 12th century, is named as the builder . Heinrich de Medlich (Heinrich the Elder of Mödling) also called himself a duke, although Mödling was not a duchy. According to records and reconstructions, it is said to have been one of the largest castles in Austria in the 12th century.
According to local tradition, the most prominent guest was the minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide in 1219. However, this stay is not documented. The assumption goes back to the mention of Heinrich the Elder in Walther's “Three Prince Prize”, in which the minstrel thanks him for being welcomed to court. However, this applies to the Leopold VI court . in Vienna . On the other hand, another minstrel, namely Neidhardt von Reuental , mentions his actual stay in Mödling in his winter song “Sumer, dîner süezen weter”, where he had received accommodation after losing his Bavarian fief (around 1230) and moving to Austria. The lords of the castle were not so involved in wars, but rather devoted themselves to art, as the minstrel also mentioned the generosity at the court of the Muses . The existing chapel in the castle was dedicated to St. Pancras .
The later owners, the Habsburgs , repeatedly appointed castellans ( burgraves ) for administration.
At times the castle fell to Hungarian rulers, namely in 1477 after it was conquered by Matthias Corvinus and in 1483.
The castle fell victim to flames several times, namely in 1529 during the first siege of the Ottomans in Vienna and after the reconstruction finally in 1556 by a lightning strike, whereupon the castle fell into ruins. In 1608 , Hungarian mercenaries invade the stately ruins.
In 1808, Prince Johann I von Liechtenstein acquired the ruins and built an ahistorical castle on top of the ruins as part of the creation of the Liechtenstein landscape park . The artificial castle, destroyed in the course of the revolutionary turmoil in 1848 , fell into ruin and Liechtenstein handed it over to the city of Mödling.
From 1965 to 1970 the Mödling Museum Association uncovered the remaining Romanesque building remains and had them secured. As the castle is a popular destination for hikers, it was renovated by the city of Mödling and a tour with explanatory picture boards was set up.
Remarks
In the north, beyond the Hinterbrühl, lies the Liechtenstein Castle 1.5 km as the crow flies .
The castle is not to be confused with the castle or castle Megling and its counts located in Au am Inn , although Megling was sometimes written as Mödling.
Web links
- Entry via Mödling - castle ruins on Burgen-Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ A brief outline of Mödling's origins to this day. In: moedlingkleinestadtganzgross.at. Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Mödling Castle. In: moedlingkleinestadtganzgross.at. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .