Neuentierberg Castle

Neuentierberg Castle
Creation time :	1050 to 1300
Castle type :	unexplored
Conservation status:	several unexplored castle stables
Standing position :	Knight
Place:	in the Albstadt - Meßstetten area

The castle New Tierberg is finished in documents Outbound castle owned by the Lords of Tierberg in Baden-Wuerttemberg Zollernalbkreis .

Geographical location

The church rate in Lautlingen and Meßstetten is mentioned in the document . The search area can thus be limited.

System of castle names

Danube valley with the Wildenstein castles

Coat of arms of the Lords of Bubenhofen
Scheibler's book of arms from 1450

Coat of arms of the Lords of Tierberg

The Meßstetter local history researcher and pedagogue Hermann Krauss assumed that Meßstetter, Lautlinger and Margarethausener castles were called Tierberg and were differentiated from other castles by an addition to their name. So, for example, the Meßstetten castle on the New Tierberg on Bschorner Weg, Stein or See could have been named. Hermann Krauss is based on the Wildenstein Castle in the Danube Valley with several smaller castles in the vicinity, the former Altwildenstein , Unterwildenstein , Wildensteiner Hexenturm Castle and Wildensteiner Hahnenkamm Castle . The castle New Tierberg belongs to a group of animal castle Berger rule, in addition to the castle Hossingen from the castles Wildlife Mountain , Castle Tieringen , several castles in Meßstetten and the family seat of the Old Tierberg there.

Search approaches

Local actors tried different approaches to assign the facility named in the certificate. Hiking guide of the Swabian Alb Association based on guided hikes the legend of the Schimmelreiter from Weichenwang to a Neuentierberg castle. There is no evidence in the scientific sense. However, the hiking guides, often trained teachers, succeeded in establishing credibility when asked. The conduct of the gentlemen von Bubenhofen was always cited in documented comparable cases. One approach is to determine the age. By evaluating broken fragments , an attempt is made to obtain information on the age of the castle stables. The Ebingen customs know two areas: The citizens of Ebingen, Meßstetten Lautlingen and Margrethausen were exempt from customs. The residents of numerous other places bought the duty exemption. Attempts were also made to determine the place of residence using family names. Muster lists and fiefdoms of the nuns in Margrethausen and an article in Heimatklänge from 1907 cannot replace the documents from Tieringen, which were destroyed in 1711 after a marriage of convenience in Oberhausen Castle near Tieringen. In 1907, lists of names of long-established families from the church books of 1583 were published in the parish letter Heimatklänge. Long-established families in Meßstettem are already mentioned in the church records in 1525, in some cases even earlier. In the article, some surnames were assigned places of origin.

Unexplored castle stables

In the search area there are numerous castle stables that have not yet been subjected to extensive scientific research.

Hossingen Castle

A lay brother Burkart von Hossingen is named in a document in the Wald monastery . An old legend confesses a secret love affair between a pretty daughter of the Hossingen lord of the castle and a noble knight from Tierberg . In 1898 Emil Schweizer incorporated the well-known version of this legend into his article from the Balingen Mountains. Does the legend about the Schimmelreiter from Weichenwang go back to Knight Kunz? A vague theory says: The noble servant Kunz acquired Hossingen Castle from the Lords of Bubenhofen on July 14, 1327 after the Lord of Hossingen got into trouble and pledged it to the rich Lords of Bubenhofen. The mold rider is said to have been Kunz von Tierberg. He bought his parents' castle in Hossingen for his lover.

According to the draft list from 1521, the Hossing militiamen are responsible for securing the castle. The names of the mounted soldiers have been handed down: Ulrich Eppler (armament long spit), Melchior Wizemann (armament hook box ); Martin Eppler jun. (Arming hook box), Martin Eppler sen. (Arming spit), Conrad Schweitzer (arming spit), Jakob Schweitzer (arming hook box). Other names of later lists: Baltes Fraider Vogt (armament halberd), Hans Wizemann (armament hand pipe ), Jakob Fink, der Wachmann Kiefer (armament long spit), Balle Müller (armament hook box), Müller Michael, Martin Gurnern (arming hook box), Jörg Kiefer (armor, armament long spit), Claus Eppler (armor, armament: long spit), Conrad Fink, Braisch Johannes (replacement for Nikolaus Eppler), Hauser Nikolaus (replacement for Martin Kummer).

Heersberg Castle

One approach would be scientific excavations on the Heersberg . Neither the owner nor documentary evidence of the castle on the Heersberg is known. They are possibly unknown Laufen or Lautling local lords. Fritz Scheerer considers the location to be possible in 1984.

Vogelfels Castle

Fritz Scheerer considers the location to be possible in 1984.

Meßstetten Castle

It is an abandoned castle of unknown name on the Schloßberg in the southeast. In front of the Zitterboch and the Feldboch lies the Schloßberg in the military training area. Today there is a transmission tower that can be seen from afar on the Kählesbühl. It was probably the seat of a branch of the Lords of Tierberg and the center of power. It was part of the Scherra County, later the County of Hohenberg. In 1347 it was sold to the Lords of Tierberg, who formed a small lordship with Meßstetten, Hossingen and Tieringen. The knight Heinrich von Tierberg had very likely sold his property in Haiterbach and acquired his new rule in exchange, the center of which was in today's Heuberg military training area. According to the muster list, obtained from 1521, the Meßstetter militiamen is responsible for securing the castle on the Schlossberg, which is also the barrier on the Bschorn path. The names of the soldiers have been passed down: Hans Bartlin, Ludwig Bechthold, Caspar Bechthold, Hans Bippeler, Auberlin Blocker, Balle Bucher, Andreas Decker, Caspar Decker, Batt Decker, Lentzin Decker, Andreas Dentzel, Gallin von (Gersten) Eck (hern), Melchior Freyder, Bastian Freyder (subsidiary form: Fraider), Thomann Fritz, Stefan Jörg (sen), Stefan Jörg (jun), Lorentz Kiesinger, Knall Hans, Blein Heinzelmann, Jakob Hirt, Lenhart Hirt, Hans Kästle, Stefan Kästle, Auberlin Kienle, Adam Kienle (sen), Adam Kienle (jun), Auberlin Klockner, the Landöß, Stefan Löffler (left after the court hearing) the Mutschlenhans, Gorius Müller, Ulrich Narr (today also: Barr), Ballus Pfeifer, Jakob Pfeifer, Gallin Ruß, Baltus Taler, Martin Vischer (today: Fischer), Oswald Villing, Hans Villing, Auberlin Wolfer, Bernhart Weiß, Jakob Weber, der Weber, Bartlin Weidentaler, Peter Weidentaler, der Wurtzer. After his brother Stefan shot a forester, Hans Löffler was banned from carrying the weir.

Old cards with the tarpaulin of the Dreifelderwirtschaft call the Burgstall Schlössle without any additional name. During a shooting break in 2013, a group, under supervision, sighted areas on the Kählesbühl that were not contaminated by ammunition. The local history and history association Meßstetten was able to determine the old pasture boundaries of the castle's tents. The area around the entry Schlossberg in the historical map could not be seen in 2013.

A detailed family tree of the gentlemen von Tierberg with place of residence (s), the creation of which is difficult due to identical first names, would be a further approach.

history

Until 1327 the castle and the farm belonged to the von Bubenhofen family. In 1327 Kunz (father: Konrad von der Altentierberg) acquires Neuentierberg Castle with all accessories at the court, but without the Lautlingen church, without Meßstetten (Stetten) and a number of serfs . The noble family of the Lords von Tierberg in Lautlingen has been traceable since 1216. Their families found the castles Altentierberg, Wildentierberg, Neuerntierberg (Heersberg?) And probably the castle on the Vogelfels. Here the purchase of Neuentierberg Castle is described with the word founding.

Church centers

An important church at that time is St. Lamprecht in Meßstetten. Three altars "Our Women Altar", "St. Katharinen Altar "and" St. Michael's Altar ”have extensive benefices. Four mass priests , the pastor and the chaplains make up the pen. The St. Lamprechts Church in Meßstetten is supported by Tierbergers. In 1360 Tierbergern donated a year in St. Lamprecht. The graves of Tierbergers can be found in the Church of St. Lamprecht. Hermann Krauss assumed that the rule of center in the immediate vicinity of the grave countershaft ( 48 ° 10 '50.91 "  N , 8 ° 57' 43.61"  O ) is to be sought. In 2016, graves were found and documented in the lamprechtskiche church during the installation of a warm air heating system.

Historic traffic route on the Siebenkreuzelsfels

An old legend reports: A family from Stetten once drove up to the cold market early in the day. The horse and carriage and all its occupants fell into the depths. So father and mother with all five children met their sudden death. As a reminder, seven small crosses were dug into the rock face behind the precipice. The rock is still called Siebenkreuzlesfels ( 48 ° 12 ′ 13.9 ″  N , 9 ° 1 ′ 12.52 ″  E ). The historic traffic route Siebenkreuzlesweg has been preserved in its original state in the area of ​​the second hairpin bend. He was in the search area at the time of Neuentierberg Castle. Since a Roman settlement was discovered at the Ebinger Kreuz, a Roman origin of the channels can no longer be ruled out. Albguide Helmut Meng suspected one of the around Wüst believers called reformers destroyed Stationenweg on the path of the dead of the parish communities Heinstetten and Hossingen for Ebinger cemetery. Station routes with seven stations are quite common. A branch leads in a curve to a sand pit. In this branch further excavations were carried out in 2016. A double track with a gauge of 1.05 meters was found. What was being transported here? Did the second track with a pulley serve as a counterweight?

The local group Ebingen of the Swabian Alb Association is currently conducting scientific research. Track widths were measured.

Todays use

In recent years, attempts have been made to make the site a museum. In order to offer half-day tourists an attractive destination, 40 tours were drawn up in the program booklet with the Albguides on the way in 2016. In the Upper Danube Nature Park, there is a synchronized offer in rail transport on all routes on weekends . Albguides, trained nature and landscape guides from NABU have included a three-hour tour from Mahlesfelsen 19, Albstadt Ebingen in their offer. On page 23 in the booklet: On the way to 2016 discoveries on the Zollernalb with the Albguides, tour No. 16 describes the history of a trail. Research work was commissioned by the city of Meßstetten in Tübingen.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Walter Stettner: Ebingen - The history of a city in Württemberg . Jan Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1986, p. 93 .
2. ↑ Marriage of convenience 1711, see: Ernst Wintergerstund, Nicole Westhauser: A wedding on the ducal order. In: Schwarzwälder Bote , February 28, 2012
3. ↑ Th. Brandin: From Meßstetten and Hossingen - community letter Heimatklänge Meßstetten . Community letter from the Evangelical Church Community of Messstetten. Ed .: Publishing and printing of the Christian Zeitschriftenverein Berlin. Messstetten 1907.
4. ↑ Emil Schweizer: Albverein leaves 10.01.1898 from Balingen mountains . Ed .: Schwäbischer Albverein Stuttgart. S. 11-13 .
5. ↑ Tanja Gerstenecker (tag): Mountains shrouded in legend . In: Schwarzwälder Bote from October 24, 2013.
6. ↑ Holdings A 28 aBd M 21 on Landesarchiv-BW.de
7. ^ Günter Schmitt : Castles, palaces and ruins in the Zollernalb district. P. 45.
8. ↑ ^{a b} Fritz Scheerer: From our castles . Heimatkundliche Blätter 1984. Ed .: Heimatkundliche Vereinigung. Balingen.
9. ↑ : 300 civilians on the military training area . In: Schwarzwälder Bote , Meßstetten, August 30, 2010.
10. ↑ Topographic office of King Württ. War Ministry: Map of the area around Balingen . Ed .: Kingdom of Württemberg. 1914.
11. ↑ Meßstetten church history at leo-bw.de
12. ^ Hermann Krauss: Local and Church History of Meßstetten . 75th anniversary of the church. Ed .: Organ Fund Pastor Peter Gall. Meßstetten 1989, p. 17 .
13. ^ Upper Baden gender book , p. 223. Digitized version, University Library of Heidelberg
14. ↑ Upper Baden gender book , p. 222. Digitized, UB Uni Heidelberg
15. ↑ Holdings A 28 aBd M 21 on Landesarchiv-BW.de
16. ↑ Holdings A 44 U 5686 on Landesarchiv-BW.de
17. ↑ Holdings Dep 38 T1 no.1351 on landesarchiv-bw.de
18. ^ Günter Schmitt : Castles, palaces and ruins in the Zollernalb district. P. 67.
19. ↑ Inventory A 602 No. 6736 = WR 6736 on landesarchiv-bw.de
20. ↑ Inventory A 602 No. 6724 = WR 6724 on landesarchiv-bw.de
21. ↑ Inventory A 602 No. 6747 = WR 6747 on landesarchiv-bw.de
22. ↑ name = "Lamprechtskirche">: Lamprechtskirche . In: Schwarzwälder Bote , October 28, 2016.
23. ↑ Gottlob Hummel: The History of the City of Ebingen 1923 . Ed .: Cooperative printing company. S. 41 .
24. ↑ : crash . In: Schwarzwälder Bote , June 7, 2014.
25. ^ Walter Stettner: Ebingen - The history of a city in Württemberg . Jan Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1986, p. 190 .
26. ↑ : Alb Guide . In: Schwarzwälder Bote , 7 August 2012.
27. ↑ : Castle . In: Schwarzwälder Bote , August 25, 2016.
28. ↑ : puzzles . In: Schwarzwälder Bote , May 17, 2015.
29. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ) 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.  
30. ↑ Siebenkreuzlesweg
31. ↑ : book . In: Schwarzwälder Bote , July 25, 2017.

Web links

• Hossingen Castle Reconstruction by castle researcher Häring, website of the Swabian Alb Association Hossingen ( Memento from October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
• Meßstetten church history at leo-bw.de