Leobenegg castle ruins
| Leobenegg castle ruins | ||
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| Creation time : | around 1204 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, rocky location | |
| Conservation status: | small remains of the wall | |
| Standing position : | Clerical | |
| Place: | Leoben | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 56 '12 " N , 13 ° 36' 14.9" E | |
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The sparse remains of a medieval rock castle near the village of Leoben in the municipality of Krems in Carinthia are known as the Leobenegg castle ruins . The complex, first mentioned in a document in 1208, was abandoned to decay by the end of the 17th century at the latest.
history
In a document dated May 30, 1208 by the Gurk bishop Walther von Vatz , Eberhardus de Liubneke , a ministerial of the Archdiocese of Salzburg , is named as a witness. This is considered to be the oldest documented reference to Leobenegg. In 1241 Count Hermann II von Ortenburg enfeoffed Raspo von Friesach with the estates of aput Leubenek . The Leubeneggers maintained close relationships with the Millstatt Abbey . For example, Wolfhar von Leubenegg gave goods in the Lonkk near Kremsbrücken in 1318 for the salvation of his deceased father and his brother Alhart, who died as a monk in Millstatt . On August 30, 1398 the brothers Rudprecht and Andre von Leubenegg pledged allegiance to Archbishop Gregor von Salzburg. In the 14th century in particular, members of the family were repeatedly carers in the neighboring town of Gmünd , which belongs to the Salzburg diocese .
The last owner of Leobenegg was Hans Jakob, who called himself "von Lind". At the latest since the last quarter of the 17th century, when Valvasor drew up an inventory of the Carinthian mansions in the 1680s, the castle has been abandoned and in decline.
Building description
The stronghold Leobenegg was built on a steep rock cone above the village of Leoben. Only a few wall sections from the 13th to 16th centuries have survived, showing the round, pointed and arched door walls as well as a simple, rectangular system on a floor plan of around 15 by 10 meters.
See also
literature
- Dehio Carinthia 2001 . Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 457.
- Hermann Wiessner, Margareta Vyoral-Tschapka: Castles and palaces in Carinthia. Volume 3. Hermagor, Spittal / Drau, Villach. Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1986, 2nd edition, without ISBN, p. 78.
Web links
- Leobenegg on burgseite.com