Schwalenberg Castle

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Schwalenberg Castle
Schwalenberg Castle (2018)

Schwalenberg Castle (2018)

Creation time : 13th Century
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Receive
Standing position : Count
Place: Schwalenberg
Geographical location 51 ° 52 '38.3 "  N , 9 ° 12' 1.1"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 52 '38.3 "  N , 9 ° 12' 1.1"  E
Schwalenberg Castle (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Schwalenberg Castle
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The castle Schwalenberg is located on a hill above the town Schwalenberg . The hill fort was built by the Counts of Schwalenberg in the 13th century. It was partially fundamentally remodeled by Haus Lippe in the 17th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

history

The Counts of Schwalenberg left the old castle Schwalenberg, which actually gave the family its name, later Oldenburg near Marienmünster and built the town and the new castle, which is now known as Burg Schwalenberg. At the time of Count Volkwin III. the castle was built from 1228 to 1231. The town of Schwalenberg was founded around this time. The castle was pledged to various noble families in the 15th century. Later it was the seat of branch lines of the house of Lippe. A castle with elements of the late Renaissance was built in place of the castle in 1627/28 . One of the wings is still preserved. This was renewed from 1911 to 1913. Between 1938 and 1945 the castle was used as a mothers convalescent home and then until 1962 as a Protestant children's convalescent home. In the following years the building was renovated and converted into a hotel.

Located on a hill above the town, the castle can be reached on foot or by car from the city. The castle was sold in 2017 and as part of the planned new use, the castle will be rebuilt until 2019. Holiday apartments are being built in the castle. These were approved in December 2018 and work on them has started. The Burgcafe will open again from mid-January 2019. As part of the restoration of the old appearance of the castle in winter 2017/2018, extensive forestry work was carried out on the castle hill and on the castle grounds. These were continued in winter 2018/2019.

The fairy tale of Schwalenberg Castle and the city water

There is a water source near Schwalenberg that should supply the place with water, but is only a few meters higher than this. Since the direct route leads through hilly terrain, it seemed impossible to supply the village with water from this source. Count Volkwin therefore offered two of his prisoners freedom and land if, in return, they would lead the water from the spring to Schwalenberg, which they finally succeeded in doing through detours along the castle hill.

Volkwin fountain

In Schwalenberg, the Volkwin Fountain reminds of this fairy tale with the following inscription:


Inscription of the Volkwinbrunnen

THIS WATER THE PIT OF THE MEN TWO
AND THEIR CHAINS WERE FREE
IN GRAY AGE DAYS.
THE MEN ARE DEAD. THE WATER NEVER DIES.
JUMPING LIVELY FROM THE MOUNTAIN TODAY LIKE
IN THE GRAY PREVIOUS DAYS.

In contrast to the fairy tale, it is assumed that it is more likely that monks of the Cistercian order with a dipstick measurement found that the source was 12 meters higher than the place and, with bypassing the valley, a 2.2 km long moat from the Magdalen spring along the castle hill to have built after Schwalenberg. However, the Romans already knew the culvert as a technical solution for a valley crossing.

As a result of this fairy tale, Schwalenberg managed to become part of the German Fairy Tale Route . The Volkwinbrunnen was built on this fairy tale in the center of the village in the 1950s by the artist Friedrich Eicke. The hiking trail along the castle and the city water has been upgraded with multimedia steles on which videos can be viewed.

literature

  • Handbook of the historical sites of Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia , Stuttgart 1970, p. 676
  • Karl Eckart: Chronicle Schwalenberg , Schwalenberg Community Foundation

Web links

Commons : Burg Schwalenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Once upon a time in Schwalenberg ... A fairytale story Short description by Yvonne Glandien from January 18, 2018 on lz.de. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Schieder-Schwalenberg - Where the water flows uphill Entry on the side of the German Fairy Tale Route. Retrieved February 4, 2019.