Losenheim castle ruins
| Losenheim Castle | ||
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 The largely rebuilt castle (2018) |
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| Creation time : | 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Losenheim | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 47 '20.1 " N , 15 ° 50' 42.2" E | |
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The sparsely preserved remains of Losenheim Castle are located on an isolated rock spur north of the Rotte Losenheim, about 5 km from Puchberg am Schneeberg . Due to the exposed location and probably because of the early abandonment of the Spornburg as a mansion, only modest remains of the wall can be seen. These have now been integrated into an ensemble of extensive restoration work, as the entire system has been privately reconstructed since the 1990s.
Historical representation
At the beginning of the 13th century, the Gleißenfeld-Puchbergers (from the Gleißenfeld / Scheiblingkirchen area - formerly Puchberg - in the Bucklige Welt) emerged in the Puchberg valley basin with the establishment of the castles Puchberg , Losenheim and another complex on the Romaikogel.
The family of the Losenheimer from the 13th to the 14th century is documented, so in 1220 a Wulfing von Losenheim and in 1222 and 1225 a Dietmar von Losenheim are mentioned. They belonged to the service aristocracy of Duke Leopold VI of Babenberg . Despite the fact that the Losenheimers were mentioned in a document in the first half of the 13th century, based on dated archaeological finds, it can be assumed that the castle was built in the late 12th century.
Before September 3, 1264, Rüdiger von Losenheim notarized that he had given three half of Mansen and two gardens to Höflein to Heiligenkreuz Abbey . Wisento, feudal man of Rüdiger von Losenheim, Eberhard von Puchberg - nephew of Rüdiger von Losenheim - and Tuote, wife of Rüdiger von Losenheim, also act as witnesses.
On September 3, 1264, Rüdiger von Losenheim certified that he had subsequently given the abbey of Heiligenkreuz the previously reserved bailiwick right over a validity to Höflein.
In 1278 an Otto von Losenheim is mentioned. In 1304 Johann von Losenhaim renounced three pounds Pfenninge Gülte zu Höflein, which his father had sold, in favor of the Heiligenkreuz Abbey. From the middle of the 14th century, the ownership of the Losenheim rule coincided with that of Puchberg .
literature
- Karin Kühtreiber: The high medieval ceramics in south-eastern Lower Austria. Their development, their forms and the relationships with the neighboring ceramic regions. In: Contributions to medieval archeology in Austria. Volume 22, 2006, pp. 118–121 (found material from Losenheim Castle, full article, pp. 93–149, PDF; 48 MB on univie.ac.at).
Web links
- Homepage Losenheim Castle. Friends of the Losenheim Castle Ruins Association.
- Entry via castle ruins Losenheim on Burgen-Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karin Kühtreiber, Thomas Kühtreiber , János Küküllei, Christina Mochty-Weltin, Maximilian Weltin : Defense buildings and aristocratic seats in Lower Austria. The quarter under the Vienna Woods. Volume 2, Lower Austrian Institute for Regional Studies, St. Pölten 2003, ISBN 3-901635-05-X .
- ↑ The finds are exhibited in the Schneeberg Museum in Puchberg .
- ↑ Richard Müller in: Our home. Year 1889, p. 194 ff.