Wildentierberg Castle

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Wildentierberg Castle
Creation time : 1200 to 1250
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: Bergfriedrest, trenches
Standing position : Nobles, counts
Construction: Square and hump square masonry
Place: Albstadt - Margrethausen
Geographical location 48 ° 13 '39.5 "  N , 8 ° 58' 50.5"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '39.5 "  N , 8 ° 58' 50.5"  E
Height: 953.6  m above sea level NN
Wildentierberg Castle (Baden-Württemberg)
Wildentierberg Castle

The castle Wild Mountain is the remains of a hilltop castle on the 953.6  m above sea level. NN high "Kugelbergle", about 1000 meters east of the monastery church of Margrethausen , a district of Albstadt in the Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg .

history

The castle was built in the first half of the 13th century by the Lords of Tierberg , mentioned in 1313 and abandoned around 1400. Wildentierberg Castle belongs to a group of castles belonging to the Tierberg rulership, which, in addition to Meßstetten Castle, consists of the castles Hossingen , Neuentierberg and the parent castle Altentierberg . In 1370 the rule of Meßstetten came to the Wildentierberger line. The brothers Hans Rudolf and Hans Konrad von Tierberg von der Wildentierberg certify an agreement on the basis of the spiritual fiefs at Ebingen, Lautlingen, Margrethausen and Meßstetten (Stetten). In 1373 a knight called himself Hansen von der Wildentierberg. In 1522 Hans Conrad von Tierberg von Wildentierberg acquired land from the Wittichen monastery in Margrethausen. Through the marriage of a Wildentierberger daughter Anna von der Wildentierberg with Conrad von Hölnstein , the rule of Meßstetten came to this. Later owners were also the Counts of Stauffenberg . In 1931 foundation walls were exposed on the castle area.

description

The former castle complex had an oval core castle with a keep in the south corner of the complex, a bailey and a section ditch . The keep had a base area of ​​8.3 by 8.2 meters and a wall thickness of 3.10 meters. The Ochsenhaus farm is now operated as a restaurant.

Todays use

Attempts have been made in recent years to prepare the site. In order to offer half-day tourists an attractive destination, hiking trails have been set up and advertised. In the Zollernalbkreis and the Obere Donau Nature Park , there is a synchronized offer in rail transport on all routes on weekends . Railcars operated by the Hohenzollerische Landesbahn run here on Sundays and public holidays in order to make the local recreation area more attractive for tourism via Lautlinger Bahnhof. An association takes care of the preservation of the former farm yard, the hiking trails and a playground.

literature

  • Günter Schmitt : Castles, palaces and ruins in the Zollernalb district . Published by the Zollernalbkreis district office, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7995-0186-6 , pp. 73-76.
  • Christoph Bizer: Surface finds of castles in the Swabian Alb - A contribution to ceramic and castle research . Published by the regional council of Stuttgart - State Office for Monument Preservation. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-8062-2038-7 , pp. 204-205.
  • Günter Schmitt: Castle Guide Swabian Alb. Volume 5: Westalb: hiking and discovering between Reutlingen and Spaichingen . Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1993, ISBN 3-924489-65-3 , pp. 301-306.
  • Christoph Bizer, Rolf Götz: Forgotten castles of the Swabian Alb . DRW-Verlag, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-87181-244-7 , pp. 75-76.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Archives, Department State Archives Sigmaringen (Ed.): Dep 38 T No. 1292 . Meßstetten.
  2. ↑ Holdings A 602 No. 8275 on Landesarchiv-BW.de
  3. ↑ Holdings Dep37 T1 number 39 on Landesarchiv-BW.de
  4. ^ Hermann Krauss: Local and Church History of Meßstetten . 75th anniversary of the church. Ed .: Organ Fund Pastor Peter Gall. Meßstetten 1989, p. 19 .
  5. ↑ Beatrix Müller: Ochsenbergverein advertises for young people . In: Black Forest Messenger . April 13, 2011.

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