Haunsperg Castle

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Haunsperg Castle
Haunsberg castle ruins

Haunsberg castle ruins

Creation time : 12th Century
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: ruin
Standing position : Count
Place: Schlössl
Geographical location 47 ° 55 '52.5 "  N , 12 ° 59' 23.3"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 55 '52.5 "  N , 12 ° 59' 23.3"  E
Height: 500  m above sea level A.
Haunsperg Castle (State of Salzburg)
Haunsperg Castle

Haunsperg Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle from the 12th century in the municipality of Nussdorf am Haunsberg in the north of the Austrian state of Salzburg . It lies at 500  m above sea level. A. not far from the church of St. Pankraz am Haunsberg in the Schlössl district .

history

The rock road on which the Haunsperg ruins are located was, according to archaeological findings, already inhabited in the older Bronze Age. The first mention of Nussdorf am Haunsberg can be found in the medieval Breves Notitiae from 790. In the middle of the 12th century, Haunsperg Castle was the place where the Haunspergers were handed over to St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. Gotscakle von Haunsperg, Gerhart de Drum and his son Wolftrigil were witnesses. The latter are also associated with the residence in Prenzingerau . Friedrich (approx. 1125–1147), Gottschalk (approx. 1147–1167), Ulrich and Mechtild (before 1272) are known from the Haunsperg family. After the Counts of Lebenau died out in 1229, the Haunspergers had to submit to the Archbishop of Salzburg. In 1211, Gottschalk von Haunsperg was appointed castle keeper at the upper Haunsperg Castle, although it had already been handed over to St. Peter Abbey by his ancestors. It remains unclear whether the Haunspergers called themselves Ministerials von Haunsperg or whether the name was taken over by a later castle keeper. In any case, Haunsperger appear in 1260 as witnesses to a document for the Bergheimers. In 1285 a Hartnid von Haunsperg was a witness in a court of arbitration between Archbishop Rudolf and Friedrich von Pettau. In 1307 Archbishop Konrad IV von Fohnsdorf gave Ulrich von Haunsperg and his wife Adelein a gift of money as a morning gift . In 1306 there was already a Seibot from Noppingen Burggraf am Haunsberg, which was followed by a number of different keepers. The Haunsperger can also be found at the residence in Prenzingerau, in Goldenstein Castle and at the Winklhof in Oberalm.

Plan of the castle and church from 1804 by the Laufen carer Andreas Seethaler
Gate entrance to Haunsperg Castle
View to the Burgplatz

In 1603 the Laufen and Haunsperg nurses were merged at the official seat in Laufen. As early as 1612, the castle was in poor condition. A small church is also mentioned in the castle, in which the pastor of Berndorf holds a service several times a year. In 1613 there is documented mention of a castle, which is also referred to by the name "Schlössl", which is common today for the height of the rock. During the renovation of the church between 2000 and 2004, the foundations of this castle were actually found. In 1615 and 1646 the castle was once again prepared for defense purposes, but then left to decay. In 1727 it was to be completely removed, but this was not permitted.

In 1790, however, stones and pillars for Weitwörth Castle were removed. In 1797 there were reports of a 3.5 m high wall and a 150 m deep draw well on the castle. An important building stock of the "Pongrazen Schlössl" is also listed on the plan drawn up in 1804 by the Laufen carer Andreas Seethaler. Today there are remains of the former curtain wall north of the church; the path within this wall should have led serpentine-like to the castle.

The remains of the castle ruins can be seen on the hill above the church of St. Pankraz am Haunsberg, but are heavily overgrown by trees so that they are hardly visible. The castle ruins are not open to the public.

literature

  • Friederike Zaisberger , Walter Schlegel: Castles and palaces in Salzburg. Flachgau and Tennengau. Verlag Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus, St. Pölten 1992, ISBN 3-85326-957-5 .
  • Roland Peter Kerschbaum: St. Pankraz am Hausberg. History - Art - Spirituality. Published by the parish office in Nussdorf am Haunsberg. Series: Christian Art Sites Austria, No. 526. Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 2011.

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