Müneck Castle
| Müneck Castle | ||
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 Northern moat of the former Müneck Castle, the core castle on the right |
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| Alternative name (s): | Muginekke (1270), Mugenecke (1286), Mönegge (1301), Münecke (1304), Muegenegge (1304), Mueienecge (1307), Miunegge (1379), Muineck (1382), Mugeneck, Mönegge, Meneck Muinegge, Moegge | |
| Creation time : | around 1100 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Trench and wall remains | |
| Standing position : | Free nobles | |
| Place: | Width wood | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 34 '26 " N , 8 ° 58' 9" E | |
| Height: | 543.1 m above sea level NN | |
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The Burg Müneck is an Outbound Höhenburg from Wall trench and remains above width timber , a part of Ammerbuch , in the district of Tübingen ( Baden-Württemberg ).
Geographical location
The former Müneck Castle is located on the southern edge of the Schönbuch , which slopes steeply to the Ammertal . It lies on a hilltop at an altitude of 543.1 m above sea level. NN east-northeast above Breitenholz. To the northeast, the terrain gradually slopes down to the Großer Goldersbach , the right source brook of the Goldersbach , and to the south and west sharply to the Kleiner Käsbach, a northern Ammer tributary. This location of the castle opened up a wide view to the south and west and enabled eye contact to neighboring castles. The mountain and thus the former castle grounds are part of the 459 hectare nature reserve Schönbuch-Westhang / Ammerbuch, which has existed since 2000 .
Building stock
Remains of a moat wall system have been preserved from the former Müneck Castle, which surround a core castle, the plateau of which roughly shows the original size. The trench reaches a depth of over ten meters. It is deepest to the north and east, where the hilltop on which the castle is located only slopes gently. Particularly towards the south and west, the moat is reinforced by an upstream wall. Defensive walls or buildings have not been preserved. Building floor plans can no longer be reconstructed, only the foundations of a wall can be guessed at. Remnants of the complex are only individual hewn stones lying around.
history
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The castle was built in the 11th and 12th centuries by the lords of Müneck, a branch line of the lords of Hailfingen , followers of the Count Palatine of Tübingen , as a protective and stronghold. The castle was first mentioned in writing in 1259 when the knight Hugo von Müneck sold a farm to the Kirchberg monastery . Hugo explicitly referred to himself as the ministerial of Count Rudolf von Tübingen , who also issued the certificate for him. In 1270, Knight Hugo appeared again as a witness for Count Rudolf together with an Arnold von Müneck. After that he did not appear again as a witness until 1291/92. Heinrich von Müneck, named since 1286, is likely to have been a son of Hugo.
Apparently, the sale of the Müneck property began in the following generation. In 1330 the sisters Gere, Gute and Adelheid von Müneck sold a serf woman from Entringen for 10 lb. hlr. to the Bebenhausen monastery , with her brother Heinrich vouching for it. In the same year Heinrich and Renhard von Altingen sold certain goods to the Lords of Hailfingen. These were in Entringen and Breitenholz and came to Bebenhausen in 1338/40. In 1336 Heinrich, who called himself a nobleman, sold a Heller interest from his goods at Breitenholz for 19 lb. hlr. to the monastery Kirchberg, whereby his son of the same name is also mentioned. Just one year later, Heinrich and his wife Sophie von Neuneck sold their goods in Breitenholz and Entringen for 320 Ib. hlr. to the Herter von Dusslingen , which was confirmed by the Count of Tübingen in 1338.
The rest of the Müneck property should have come to Heinz von Hailfingen, because he also sold his share in Breitenholz and Müneck to the Herter in 1364 . The last person from Müneck was probably that Albrecht, who was named as Canon of Sindelfingen or Church Lord of Altingen in 1373/83. The castle was apparently no longer used, so that it gradually fell into disrepair and was used as a quarry.
The area around the castle was temporarily owned by the state in the 19th century until the municipality bought it from the state in 1823.
archeology
The castle researcher Konrad Albert Koch examined the ruins in an archaeological excavation in 1924 and published the excavation results in 1925 in the sheets of the Swabian Alb Association.
etymology
The name of their castle was written Mugineke when it was first mentioned in 1270 . There were similar spellings in 1286, 1298 and 1304), as well as Mu (e) ienegge (1293), Mönegge (1301) or Muienegg (1308). The defining word Mugin- is uninterpreted; -eck indicates the situation.
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the noble lords of Müneck in the seals from 1301, 1307 and 1330 consists of three or four points turned to the right or left in the shield.
Important representatives of the sex
- Knight Hugo von Müneck was a ministerial of Count Rudolf von Tübingen , the son of a Count Palatine of Tübingen .
- Heinrich von Müneck was a nobleman (servus nobilis) around 1286, presumably from the house of those of Hailfingen (nobleman).
Web links
- Hans-Peter Müller: Online version The nobles of Hailfingen. ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- TÜpedia: History, etymology and coat of arms of Müneck Castle.
- Burgenarchiv.de: Müneck Castle
- Historical reconstruction drawing
Individual evidence
- ^ Eduard Paulus: Description of the Oberamt Herrenberg . Eduard Hallberger, Stuttgart 1855, page 167 ( online at Wikisource ).
- ↑ J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms, VI. Volume, 2nd Division; Dead aristocracy from Württemberg; Author: GA Seyler; Publication: Nuremberg: Bauer & Raspe, 1911.
- ^ Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg: Holdings A 474: Bebenhausen: Special part, Reusten.
- ↑ Otto von Alberti: Württembergisches Nobility and Arms Book. Page 528.
- ↑ LUBW data and map service. (No longer available online.) State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation, Baden-Württemberg, formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 25, 2010 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Burgenarchiv.de: Müneck
- ↑ ammerbuch.de: Müneck Castle Ruins ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hans-Peter Müller: The nobles of Hailfingen. ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Gäubote: Chronicle Breitenholz.
- ↑ a b c Aristocracy and Castle Müneck ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
