Kirchschlag castle ruins in the Bucklige Welt
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.JPG) The Kirchschlag castle ruins in the Bucklige Welt |
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| Creation time : | 12th Century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Kirchschlag in the Bucklige Welt | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 30 '1.5 " N , 16 ° 17' 44.2" E | |
| Height: | 480 m above sea level A. | |
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The castle ruin Kirchschlag in the Buckligen Welt is a historical building in the municipality of the same name Kirchschlag in the Buckligen Welt in the Austrian state of Lower Austria .
history
The hilltop castle was built in the 12th century on the 480 m high Schlossberg. After it was connected to the place by a circular wall , it formed an important fortification to secure the eastern border. As the owners of the castle, there are important families such as the Lords of Wildon from Styria, the Kuenringers , Güssinger , Pottendorfer , Puchheimers and, most recently, the Hungarian Counts Pálffy . Even Hungary's King Matthias Corvinus was lord of the castle in Kirchschlag before Emperor Maximilian I recaptured Kirchschlag after his death .
The castle began to fall into disrepair around 1650 when Hans Christoph III. von Puchheim had the courtyard house , today's town hall, built in the village and moved his residence there. The Counts Pálffy did not move into the Kirchschlag Castle either, but moved their seat to the better preserved Krumbach Castle , which continued to decline.
Kirchschlag Castle, like Güns Castle , could never be conquered by the Turks (1532 and 1683). The castle could not be taken by the Haiduken (1605), the robber hordes of the Hungarian rebel Gábor Bethlen (1621) and the Kuruzzen (1703) and offered the population safe protection.
After the castle had had various private owners from 1848, it was ultimately acquired by the Kirchschlag community.
Todays use
The castle ruins , which are freely accessible all year round , have been partially restored and reasonably well maintained. The 22 m high keep (“fire tower”) serves as a lookout point .
Before Christmas, the castle is the scene of the three-day Kirchschlager Advent market, which attracts around 5000 visitors every year.
From 2001 to 2012 the castle was the special stage of a rock festival in the summer.
Pictures of the ruin
View from the observation tower
Inside view at the entrance
Back entrance at the wooden bridge to the observation tower
Lookout point
Castle ruins at night
literature
- Bruno Schimetschek: The Kirchschlag Castle Ruins (Guide)
- Franz Wollenik: Kirchschlag in the Bucklige Welt
- Dehio - Lower Austria south of the Danube (2003)
- Endre Marosi: Castles in the Austro-Hungarian Border Region (1990)
- Felix Halmer: Castles and palaces Bucklige Welt, Semmering, Rax (1969)
- Wilfried Bahnmüller: Castles and Palaces in Lower Austria (2005)
- Felix Halmer: Lower Austria's Castles (1956)
- Georg Clam Martinic: Austrian Castle Lexicon (1992)
Web links
- Entry over the castle ruins of Kirchschlag in the Bucklige Welt on Burgen-Austria
- Castles, palaces and ruins: Kirchschlag ruins
- Kirchschlag elementary school: The Kirchschlag castle ruins
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stadtgemeinde Kirchschlag: Sights > Burgruine Kirchschlag (accessed on November 24, 2018)
- ↑ Kirchschlag - Castle on Burgen-Austria
- ↑ Stadtgemeinde Kirchschlag: Culture in Kirchschlag (accessed on August 22, 2011)
- ↑ Thomas Pürrer: Rock on the castle in Kirchschlag (accessed on August 22, 2011)