Remchingen Castle
| Remchingen Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 12th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, small remains | |
| Standing position : | Knight | |
| Place: | Remchingen- Wilferdingen | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 57 '9 " N , 8 ° 34' 2" E | |
| Height: | 170 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle Remchingen is an Outbound Wasserburg on the edge of the pool area of the municipality Remchingen in Enz in Baden-Württemberg .
location
The castle site is about 170 m above sea level on the right Pfinzufer on the forest road (Buchwaldwiesen) northwest of the Wilferdingen district. Today it is mostly covered by a swimming pool, the castle bath . The Pfinz and Kämpfelbachtal valley meet at the castle site . The castle was therefore in a strategically favorable position to control the traffic route between Durlach and Pforzheim , two important cities in the Baden region. The Bundesstraße 10 and the Karlsruhe-Stuttgart railway line still pass by the castle today .
history
The history of the castle is closely linked to that of the knight family of the Lords of Remchingen . These appeared in a document in 1160 as vassals of the Counts of Vaihingen . It can be assumed that parts of the castle were already built by the Lords of Remchingen at this time and were in their property . At least since 1244 it was a Ganerbeburg , which was inhabited by several branches of the Remchinger as owners.
The castle itself was first mentioned in 1304 when the Margrave of Baden acquired part of the castle from Albrecht von Remchingen, but it is older. In the course of the 14th century parts of the castle were sold several times, so that ownership of the castle gradually passed to the Weißenburg monastery , the Counts of Eberstein and the Margraves of Baden, who were later able to oust the other two co-owners . The lords of Remchingen were only dependent fiefdoms. The castle included the rule over the surrounding villages, which was exercised by the respective castle lords on behalf of the owners.
In 1429, the castle was sold to the nobleman Gumpoldt von giltlingen as a fief of the margraves of Baden. In 1432, Wilhelm Nix von Hoheneck, called Enzberger, confirmed to the Margrave of Baden that he had received fiefdoms in Wilferdingen and Remchingen. The Lords of Remchingen only lived in a farmstead within the castle complex as a fiefdom of the Counts of Eberstein. The three sexes now shared the bailiwick over the castle and the surrounding villages under the dominance of the lords of Validlingen. In 1463 the castle passed to the Nix von Hoheneck until 1495 as part of an inheritance Conrad von Venningen was enfeoffed with a third of the castle.
In 1510 Martin von Remchingen took over two thirds of the castle from Moritz Nix with the approval of the Margrave of Baden. For this part, for which 4,000 guilders were paid in 1429, Martin only had to pay 400 guilders. Martin's mother had already acquired a third of the Nix part in 1499, but this shows a clear decline in the value of the castle and the associated villages and lands. Martin remained lord of the castle on Remchingen until his death in 1555. His children moved away from Remchingen and returned the castle loan to the Margrave of Baden in 1562 against payment of 45,000 guilders. Martin had apparently increased the value of the castle rule considerably.
After that, the castle complex sank into insignificance. Some of the buildings were used as storage rooms. Also worth mentioning are the events of April 14, 1604, when Margrave Ernst Friedrich von Baden-Durlach suffered a stroke while resting at the castle and died there. The castle complex was set on fire by French troops in the Palatinate War of Succession in 1692 and burned down except for the shepherd's house on the outer bridge. The remains were completely removed in 1749.
investment
Little is known about the complex of the moated castle. In the 15th century, the two moats that had existed until then were supplemented by a third. A report from 1710 only mentioned two trenches. Perhaps the interior has been enlarged at the expense of the innermost trench. In 1715, 23 years after the destruction, the size of the entire former " castle area " is given as seven acres , i.e. about 2.5 hectares or three and a half football fields . The existence of a tower is documented. Several buildings must have been located within the castle complex, which can also be deduced from the documents. The inner complex was probably surrounded by a palisade .
Of the former castle complex, only a small hill can be seen today, as well as small remains that indicate a moat with a rampart. Some stone blocks have been found inside the hill.
literature
- Hartmut Riehl: Castles and palaces in the Kraichgau . 2nd Edition. Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher 1998, ISBN 3-929366-51-7 , p. 114.
- Otto Bickel, u. A .: Remchingen - history of its districts and the noble family of the same name . Remchingen 1993, p. 54-108 .
- Max Miller (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 276). Kröner, Stuttgart 1965, DNB 456882928 .