Stadeck Castle (Styria)
| Stadeck Castle | ||
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 Castle hill with remains of the wall |
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| Alternative name (s): | Endritz Castle | |
| Creation time : | probably in the 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, remains of the wall | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale | |
| Place: | Stattegg | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 8 '40 " N , 15 ° 25' 7" E | |
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The castle Stadeck even castle Endritz called, is a Outbound hilltop castle in the church today Stattegg in Styria . Its history goes back to the 12th century. Today only the castle hill with some remains of the wall is preserved.
location
At the place where the Meierhof was probably located in the past , the Huberwirt Inn is located today . To the south of it, between Huberwirt and elementary school, stands the Stattegger “Schlossberg” with visible remains of the castle's stone masonry. The Burgberg plateau is now used as a festival area for the volunteer fire brigade .
Surname
The meaning of the name is derived from the Old High German words “sta” = stand and “eck / egg” = sharp terrain angle (approx. 120 °). The castle stood where the flat terrain on the mountain “stands”.
history
The exact construction history of the castle is unknown. Presumably it was built by Hartnit von Ort in the 12th century to monitor the road from the Graz basin to the Semriach basin . The castle was a fiefdom of the Archbishops of Salzburg, although it is unknown how it came into their possession. At first burgraves probably sat as administrators on the property, but their names and gender are unknown. The first named owner was Rudolf, a nephew of Otto von Kapfenberg, who called himself von Stadeck from 1192 onwards. From the middle of the 14th century, the castle seems to have lost its importance, and probably only Stadecker servants sat on it.
After the Stadecker family died out in 1400, Duke Wilhelm lent all Stadteck goods to his brother Duke Ernst on July 28, 1400, including the castle that was only preserved as a castle stables . He passed them on to the Counts of Montfort as an after-fief . In 1403 the property was also given to the Montforters by the Archbishop of Salzburg. The archbishop's fiefdom can only be documented from the 15th century. But it is considered certain that the castle was already a fiefdom of the bishops. The last verifiable enfeoffment by the Salzburgers took place in 1498. The last mention of the castle by name took place in 1472 by the pastor of the village, who sold a meadow near the property to his successor.
Legend has it that there is an underground tunnel between Stadeck Castle and the castle on Grazer Schloßberg . In terms of time, this is possible because both castles were built at the same time. Since no sign of this tunnel has been found to date, it is unlikely that this tunnel exists, or has ever existed.
description
On the north side of a steep, tree-covered, small castle hill, a larger area of stone masonry overgrown with ivy has been preserved. Remains of masonry can also be seen on the path that leads to the plateau of the 'Berg'.
swell
- Robert Baravalle: Castles and palaces of Styria . Leykam, Graz 1995, ISBN 3-7011-7323-0 , p. 179–180 (first edition: 1961, reprint).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ [literaturpfade.uni-graz.at/de/pfade/stattegg/]