Puchberg castle ruins
| Puchberg castle ruins | ||
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 Puchberg castle ruins in front of the Schneeberg |
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| Creation time : | around 1204 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 47 '10 " N , 15 ° 53' 55" E | |
| Height: | 585 m | |
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The Puchberg castle ruins are the ruins of a hilltop castle above the Sierning at the southeastern end of a small plateau that slopes down on three sides. It was built at the beginning of the 13th century and is one of the landmarks of Puchberg am Schneeberg . In the early 20th century, it formed the center of the village together with the parish church of St. Vitus . The castle is privately owned.
Historical representation
Historical data on the castle and the Puchberg rulership are very sparse and hardly give any clues about its owners, especially since it is usually confused with the Puchberg (Buchberg) am Kamp rulership . Eberhard von Puchberg, who appeared in written sources in the 1260s, is considered certain . A closer relationship to the Losenheimers can also be proven, especially since he is described as "descending from his father's uncle ". The following time is not accessible, but the castle probably came to the Stüchse von Trautmannsdorf after 1357, became sovereign in 1381, then came to Johann von Liechtenstein and after his fall in 1395 fell back to the sovereign.
From 1500, the Puchberg rule appears in the urban records of the Stixenstein rule. In 1547 Hans von Hoyos redeemed the lien over Stixenstein and took over the property with " all belonging " on October 15, 1549 .
Until the middle of the 19th century, the castle, which was converted into a granary around 1674, still had a well-preserved roof and was still used, as numerous litter finds made in the course of the renovation work show. School education took place in the castle until 1837. Around 1850 the roof structure was removed, which accelerated the process of decay, to which the Second World War had contributed later . The remains of a Russian tank shell in the southern curtain wall as well as numerous damage to window openings - also due to shell fire - bear witness to this .
After the war, the ruin was used for all sorts of things - from the fur farming in it to a parking space. In the 1950s, the municipality of Puchberg am Schneeberg signed a lease agreement with the Hoyos family and began using the restoration methods customary at the time to protect the ruins from further deterioration; the two concrete sleeves provide visible evidence of this. Until the 1970s, the castle ruins were occasionally used as an event location, but after that it was closed to the public due to the risk of falling stones.
description
The ruin consists of a surrounding wall in the form of an irregular quadrilateral, whose longer side having approximately 38 meters and about 18 meters high, built in two stages, keep . Due to the absolutely chronological date of a dendrochronologically examined scaffolding, the felling date of which was determined for the winter half-year 1204/05 - this is one of the oldest actually dated mountain peace in Lower Austria. The toothing of the wall on the north side of the keep suggests an older curtain wall. A further construction phase includes the addition of the top of the keep and the construction of the current curtain wall. After the land was purchased by the Hoyos family in the 16th century, the keep was converted into a multi-storey storage room by doubling the mezzanine floors, the original high entrance on the south side walled up and a ground level entrance broken out on the north side. A total of eight secondary window openings on the south and east sides of the curtain wall and a number of beam holes in the inner courtyard of the complex can be traced back to the construction of the granary around 1674.
Redevelopment
The first security work began in the 1950s when the municipality of Puchberg signed a lease agreement with the Hoyos family . Due to the endangerment of the elementary school right next to the castle, the municipality of Puchberg had the castle tower secured with two concrete sleeves in the 1990s. But there was hardly any money for further renovation work.
The castle association Puchberg am Schneeberg, founded in 2001 with the aim of preserving and revitalizing the castle, began in spring 2002 after extensive surveying and documentation work with the security measures on the castle ruins.
With the help of many voluntary helpers, it was possible within five years to structurally secure the severely damaged facility - professionally instructed and financially supported by the Federal Monuments Office , the market and spa community of Puchberg am Schneeberg and the Lower Austrian village renewal - and to make it accessible to the public again.
In addition to the restoration of wooden floors in the keep and a walk-on battlement on the north side of the complex, a wooden building in the form of a post construction with a pent roof was erected in the castle courtyard in 2007 , as it might once have been in the castle. The basis for this was formed by archaeological findings from castle complexes, which indicated the functions of the rooms and kitchens. This combination made it possible to cook on an open fireplace and at the same time to load a tiled stove from the kitchen, which kept the room free of smoke.
Regular events
Experience the Middle Ages
Since 2003, every two years on the first weekend in August, a museum event in the form of an " International 13th Century Weekend " with participants from various European countries has taken place. In addition to the presentation of old handicraft techniques, everyday and everyday objects, weapons and armor, an attempt is made to provide information about the living conditions of that time in order to give modern people a feeling of what it could have been back then. The motto is: Living History - tangible history you can touch .
Others
- Since 2006 the so-called “ Contemplative Advent ” has taken place in the castle ruins every year.
- The castle ruins are often used for receptions and for agapes .
literature
- Raimund Rhomberg, Andreas Bichler: Burgruine Puchberg am Schneeberg Building historical analysis and renovation , Burgverein Puchberg, Puchberg, 2006, ISBN 3-85028-407-7
- DEHIO Lower Austria (south of the Danube) Part 2 MZ: Die Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs , Verlag Berger Horn / Vienna, 2003, ISBN 978-3-85028-365-6
Web links
- Official website of the castle association Puchberg am Schneeberg: Historia vivens
- Entry over castle ruins Puchberg on Burgen-Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markus Jeitler in: Burgruine Puchberg am Schneeberg - Architectural analysis and renovation , Burgverein Puchberg, Puchberg, 2006, ISBN 3-85028-407-7
- ^ Andreas Bichler in: Burgruine Puchberg am Schneeberg - Architectural analysis and renovation , Burgverein Puchberg, Puchberg, 2006, ISBN 3-85028-407-7
- ^ Raimund Rhomberg in: Burgruine Puchberg am Schneeberg - Architectural Analysis and Renovation , Burgverein Puchberg, Puchberg, 2006, ISBN 3-85028-407-7
- ↑ Website of the Puchberg Castle Association: Internationales 13th Century Weekend Puchberg 2003 ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on February 21, 2009)
