Wachbach Castle

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Wachbach Castle
Creation time : 12./13. century
Conservation status: Partial ruin
Place: Wachbach
Geographical location 49 ° 26 '40 "  N , 9 ° 47' 23.1"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 26 '40 "  N , 9 ° 47' 23.1"  E
Height: 256  m above sea level NHN
Wachbach Castle (Baden-Württemberg)
Wachbach Castle

The Wachbach Castle is a lost moated castle from the 12th / 13th centuries. Century in Wachbach , a district of Bad Mergentheim in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg . Wachbach Castle was built on its former site in the 16th century .

history

Beginnings

Between 1150 and 1250 the Lords of Hohenlohe built a castle in Wachbach, which was first mentioned in 1325. The castle was also mentioned in documents in 1471 and 1523 - the year it was destroyed by the troops of the Swabian Federation . After the destruction, like many other facilities, it was used as a quarry and almost completely demolished. Today only parts of the trench and some stone remains from the complex are left.

Destroyed in 1523

In the middle of the 16th century, the robber baron Thomas von Absberg kidnapped merchants from imperial cities in Franconia and Swabia on their trade trips and demanded a large ransom for their release. He had allies who supported him in his raids and hid him in their castles if there was a risk of capture. The Rüdt von Collenberg , at that time the owner of the Wachbacher castle complex, also supported him, as they hoped to be able to replenish their dwindling wealth a little. In 1523 the Swabian Federation finally sent its troops to level 23 " predatory nests ", including Wachbach Castle. On June 14th they reached the facility and blew it up to prevent those from Collenberg from returning.

Woodcut by Hans Wandereisen

The destruction of the castle in 1523

The burning Wachbach Castle, surrounded by a moat , is the central motif of the woodcut by Hans Wandereisen . The fire is drawn so far that heavy roof beams collapse in the main building . In addition to the main building, an auxiliary building can be seen. The castle wall is interspersed with tower-like buildings. A crenellated tower stands by the bridge that forms the entrance to the castle. There is another building on the opposite bank that protects the entrance. In the foreground of the picture you can see several buildings in the village, they are half-timbered buildings , and the detailed fence structures are also striking . Parts of the army of the Swabian Confederation, which are only noticeable by their long-handled weapons, are shown hidden behind a building and behind a hill. The Bundische flag is also shown.

The attached text reads: “V. Wachbach / nit weyt vo (n) Bocksberg located / belonged to Franz Rüden / was on .XIIII. day June taken by Pundt and sold. "

See also

literature

  • Miller, Max / Taddey, Gerhard (eds.): Baden-Württemberg. Handbook of Historic Places in Germany 6 , Stuttgart 1980.
  • Thomas Steinmetz: Conterfei a number of acts of war from 1523 to 1527 Jar - to representations of castles about the "Absberg feud" or the "Franconian War" . In: Contributions to the exploration of the Odenwald and its peripheral landscapes IV . Breuberg-Neustadt 1986.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Wachbach moated castle in Bad Mergentheim-Wachbach. In: alleburgen.de. Retrieved August 16, 2020 .
  2. ^ Wachbach Castle (Adelsheim Castle) in Bad Mergentheim-Wachbach. In: alleburgen.de. Retrieved August 16, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Lost castles and palaces in the Heilbronn-Franken region (PDF; 32 kB), accessed on May 9, 2008.