Dornach castle ruins

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Dornach Castle
Dornach ruins around 1674, engraving by GMVischer

Dornach ruins around 1674, engraving by GMVischer

Alternative name (s): Dornach ruins
Creation time : around 1400
Castle type : Höhenburg, hillside location
Conservation status: inhabited castle, partly ruin
Place: Lasberg
Geographical location 48 ° 27 '57 "  N , 14 ° 31' 30"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '57 "  N , 14 ° 31' 30"  E
Height: 530  m above sea level A.
Dornach castle ruins (Upper Austria)
Dornach castle ruins

The Castle Dornach is ruin a hillside castle on 530  m above sea level. A. , around 1.5 kilometers west of Lasberg in the village of Siegelsdorf . It is located in the municipality of Lasberg in the Freistadt district in Mühlviertel in Upper Austria . Part of the former castle has been renovated since 1963 and has been inhabited since then.

The castle ruins are located in Feistritztal, not far from the confluence with the Feldaist , on the edge of a rocky precipice.

history

The first documentary mention was in 1416 as the property of Hans Lasberger, but the castle itself is likely to be older. Around 1400, Hans rebuilt the castle with his brother Wenzel Lasberger. The castle was badly damaged in the Hussite Wars around 1427. In 1436 Hans der Lasperger sold the castle to Simon Volkra (also: Volkrat), a worker in Freistadt . The Volkra owned the castle as a sovereign fiefdom until 1505. During this time they built today's round tower ( keep ) with an elevated entrance and battlements on the outer walls. In 1505 the castle was sold for 2350 guilders to the Lords of Zelking , who already owned the nearby Weinberg Castle . As a result, the Zelkingers had today's Vorwerk built, which at that time had three shell towers (Rondell), similar to Weinberg.

Under the rule of the Zelkinger, the castle lost its importance as it was no longer an independent aristocratic seat. Like Weinberg, Dornach also passed to the Thürheim family in 1629 . In the course of time, the castle fell into disrepair and by 1650 the formerly impressive castle was called a ruin after a fire. The fire broke out because the gentlemen were in conflict and enmity with the Prandegg rulership . When the Dornachers were invited to Prandegg in 1650, Dornach was attacked and set on fire. After the fire, the stones were often taken away by the population as building material for building houses until Count Josef Thürheim von Weinberg forbade the demolition of the walls in 1821.

In 1963 the businessman Franz Burgermeister from Freetown bought the ruins from Baron von Thürheim-Zimmermann and saved them from total ruin. Burgermeister renovated the ruins with great skill and support from the Province of Upper Austria.

construction

Dornach castle ruins

The main castle had an area of ​​566 square meters. The small part of the castle that is preserved today was the most important aristocratic residence in Feistritztal. The castle keep with its 20 meters height protrudes and offers a wide overview of the surroundings. The circular wall with a square gate tower was probably built around 1400. In the 15th century, the complex was expanded before it fell into disrepair.

Secret passage

According to tradition, there was an underground secret passage between Dornach Castle and Weinberg Castle. In the legend of the Dornacher , the lady of the castle flees from her enemies through the tunnel.

Meierhof

The Meierhof (Siegelsdorf No. 12) or also called Dornachhof or Hartmayrhof was closely connected to the castle . Like the castle, he belonged to the same sex, until 1430 the Lasberger, between 1430 and 1505 the Volkra, from 1505 until 1623 the Zelkings. He then came to the List family (until 1737) and then to the Hartmayr family (until 1846). Since then it has been owned by the Blöchl family. Johann Blöchl , the father of the Mühlviertel , was born here in 1895.

Culture

Knight games regularly take place in the restored castle during the Lasberg Culture Days . The games are reminiscent of battles that probably took place near the mouth of the Feistritz-Feldaist between Dornach and Weinberg, as finds from earlier weapons and armaments suggest.

literature

  • Oskar Hille: Castles and Palaces of Upper Austria , Wilhelm Ennsthaler, 2nd edition 1992, Steyr, ISBN 3850683230

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Parish Lasberg: Secret passage , (accessed on November 17, 2008)