Sigberg Castle
| Sigberg Castle | ||
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 Panoramic view of the castle ruins |
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| Alternative name (s): | Segavio | |
| Creation time : | Mid 13th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Göfis | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 13 '43 " N , 9 ° 37' 37" E | |
| Height: | 535 m above sea level A. | |
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The castle Sigberg is the ruins of a medieval hilltop castle in Vorarlberg in Göfis . The entire area of the castle ruins is now a listed building .
history
The complex was built in the middle of the 13th century and in 1355 it was conquered by Count Rudolf von Feldkirch. When he got into a dispute with his own citizens and they sought protection on Sigberg, he had the castle destroyed in 1355.
In 1435 the castle was destroyed by Count Friedrich von Toggenburg and by the beginning of the 17th century it was only a ruin - only the chapel was still in use until 1637.
Surname
The name, "Segavio" in the oldest documentary evidence, is derived from the Celtic "segos" (victory, strength, strength) and denotes a fortified settlement. Sigberg means the same as the Romanesque " Montfort ".
literature
- Alois Niederstätter : The Vorarlberg castles . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2017, ISBN 978-3-7030-0953-2 , pp. 86–90.
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Zehrer: The place names of Vorarlberg. Part 2. In: Jb. D. Vbg. Landesmus.-Ver. 1960, 173; Andreas Ulmer : Castles and noble residences in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein. Dornbirn 1925, 482