Wrestling Castle
| Wrestling Castle | ||
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 Ruins of the Ringen Castle |
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| Creation time : | First mentioned in 1335 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 9 '14 " N , 26 ° 13' 34" E | |
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Ringen Castle ( Estonian Rõngu vasallilinnus ) was a vassal castle of the Dorpat diocese , the ruins of which are near the village of Lossimäe north of Rõngu (German: Ringen).
history
The castle was east of Wirzjärwsee ( Võrtsjärv ) in the first half of the 14th century an important road to Tartu built to coincide with the castles Kawelecht , beetroot and Kongota the southwest of the diocese of Dorpat to protect. In the south, the castles Sommerpahlen , Ülzen and Anzen formed a similar chain of castles.
The Tödwen have been mentioned as owners there since the end of the 15th century. The parish of Ringen has been mentioned repeatedly since 1449. The Pope granted an indulgence to 1413 visitors and supporters of the castle's Holy Cross Chapel .
During the Livonian War, troops under Coadjutor Gotthard Kettler besieged the castle, which was occupied by Russian troops. The castle was handed over on October 30th, but in November of the same year the Germans withdrew and burned the castle.
In 1759 it was given to Dmitri Volkov, who sold it to Count Manteuffel in 1766. His descendant Gotthard Graf Manteuffel sold it to Richard von Loewis of Menar in 1874 and the latter to Conrad von Anrep in 1875.
Building
The hilltop castle was a fort-type castle . The main entrance was provided with a large gate building , above which there was a high vaulted room. The rectangular courtyard of the fortress was surrounded by wings of the main building, only a fragment of which remained next to the main gate. A gate building was also added that protruded from the gate where the Holy Cross Chapel was on the second floor.
literature
- ↑ a b c Armin Tuulse: The castles in Estonia and Latvia (= negotiations of the Estonian learned society . Volume 33 ). Õpetatud Eesti Seltsi Toimetused, S. 263 .
- ^ Erich Böckler: Contributions to the history of Baltic art . W. Schmitz, 1988.
- ^ Karl Woldemar von Löwis of Menar: Burgenlexikon für Alt-Livland . Walters and Rapa, Riga 1922, p. 103 ( digitized version ).
