Dachenstein castle ruins
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| Creation time : | Towards the end of the 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Place: | Winzendorf | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 48 ′ 21 ″ N , 16 ° 5 ′ 19 ″ E | |
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The Dachenstein castle ruins ( oldest spelling Tahenstein or Tachenstein ) is an abandoned hilltop castle and is located at the southern end of the Gutenstein Alps ( Hohe Wand ), in the municipality of Winzendorf , Lower Austria .
location
The castle was built on a plateau of the western foothills of the 476 meter high Schlossberg of the Fischau foothills , between the villages of Netting and Dörfles. The terrain slopes almost vertically to the northwest.
history
Dachenstein Castle is believed to have been built towards the end of the 12th century. During this time, a Fridericus liber de Tahenstein is mentioned in the tradition code of Klosterneuburg Abbey . However, it is not certain whether this is the actual client. Other historians suspect Wulfing von Prosset as the builder who is considered to be the ancestor of the Stubenberg .
Only in the year 1323 the festivals of a Herr von Tachenstein are mentioned in a document. In the following centuries the castle remained in the possession of this family. Around the middle of the 16th century the dynasty died out and the castle passed to the lords of Hohenegg, Eitzing and Gruber von Grub. Due to financial difficulties, however, the Gruber had to auction parts of their rule. Dachenstein came to Wolf Adam Perchtold zum Sachsengang, who sold the festivals to the abbot of the Neukloster Abbey in Wiener Neustadt .
In 1662 Abbot Robert von Stift Seckau acquired the nearby Strelzhof. This was much more homely and easier to reach than Dachenstein, so that Strelzhof was designated as the administrative seat of the surrounding estates. An inventory from 1683 shows that the castle was still well equipped at that time. The Dachenstein Castle was then abandoned and slowly fell into disrepair.
In 1811 a fire caused by a lightning strike completely destroyed the remaining structures of the castle. The structural remains of the castle are used by the residents of Netting as a quarry and used the material that was still usable to build houses.
In 1835 the system had almost completely disappeared. In 1878 the Neukloster Abbey sold the land belonging to Dachenstein to private individuals.
The castle today
Today the castle grounds are privately owned. Apart from a few remains of the wall, practically nothing has been preserved from the former stronghold. Today a hunting lodge stands on the remains of the foundation walls.
Web links
- Defense structures in Austria Dachenstein castle ruins
- Entry over Dachenstein castle ruins to Burgen-Austria