Neck castle ruins
| Neck castle ruins | ||
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 The ruined Hals castle on the ridge |
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| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Passau - neck | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 35 '29 " N , 13 ° 27' 43" E | |
| Height: | 310 m above sea level NN | |
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The Hals castle ruins are located in the Neck district of Passau . The name Hals is derived from the location of the castle on the neck , i.e. the narrow loop of the Ilz . The ruins of the once mighty Spornburg lie on a narrow rocky ridge above the village .
history
The Lords of Hals were first mentioned in 1072. In 1112 the castle was mentioned as belonging to the von Palsenze von Eferding family .
In 1190 the von nobles von Kamm from Ortenburg gained control of the castle. The new Halser men settled in several disputes with the Counts of Bogen and the bishops of Passau entangle, and the Emperor decreed once even the imperial ban on them. In 1280 Rudolf von Habsburg gave the Halser Albert von Kamm the status of count. The current Counts of Hals expanded their territory to the Bohemian border. Possessions were u. a. Osterhofen , Haidenburg , Schönberg , Aidenbach , Aiterhofen , Rathmannsdorf and Fürstenstein . The gentlemen also secured the trade routes to Bohemia such as the Goldener Steig . Timber drift from the Bavarian Forest and pearl fishing were important sources of income.
In 1375 the castle came into the possession of the Upper Palatinate Count Johann von Leuchtenberg after the von Kamm-Hals became extinct . Good personal relationships with Emperor Charles IV even earned the Halsern the right to mint coins. The so-called Böse Halser of the Schinderling period, which were minted in Hals Castle , are particularly well known . After the death of Charles IV, Johann supported his son, the Bohemian King Wenceslaus. He was on the losing side in the following armed conflicts. The county went into debt more and more and lost large parts of its property. In this situation Johann kidnapped the bishop of Bamberg near Hals in 1399 and extorted a ransom, which did not solve the financial problems. The remainder finally fell in 1485 to the noble families of Aichperg and later to the von Degenberg families . In 1517 the rule was bought up by the Wittelsbach family .
In 1622 the castle was damaged by fire. After 1663, the ducal castle administrators lived in the newly built office in the village of Hals, the castle was only used as a warehouse. During the War of the Austrian Succession , the castle was dismantled in 1741 to prevent the enemy from using it militarily. In 1810 the still standing walls collapsed. Since then, the building has deteriorated more and more and served as a quarry.
The ruin is now privately owned, but can be visited with a guide. The rare elderberry iris (Iris sambucina) grows on the castle rock
About 750 meters to the north-west is the outworks of the castle, Reschenstein Castle .
Web links
- Hals castle ruins on www.burgseite.de
- Reconstruction drawing by Wolfgang Braun
- Castle ruin Hals on the homepage of the House of Bavarian History (plans, history, building history, building stock)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Fürsch, Anita Götthans: The Ilz. A nature and hiking guide , Grafenau, 3rd edition 1991, p. 48
Castles: Eggendobl Palace | Freudenhain Castle | Hacklberg Castle | Haidenhof Castle | Old Residence Passau | New residence Passau
Castles and ruins: Castle ruin Hals | Reschenstein castle ruins | Veste Niederhaus | Veste upper house
Castle stables (lost, unknown castles): Burgstall Walding