Castle ruins Schlossberg (Tamsweg)
| Schlossberg castle ruins | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Ruin at the Zechnergut | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Foundation walls, trench remnants | |
| Place: | Tamsweg | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 8 '49.7 " N , 13 ° 54' 24.1" E | |
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The castle ruin Schlossberg (also known as the ruin at the Zechnergut or Zechner am Schlossberg ) is the ruin of a hilltop castle in the Seethal district of the municipality of Tamsweg in the Lungau of the State of Salzburg .
history
The castle was the ancestral seat of the Lords of Schloßberg (or Slospergarii ). These seem to have been a branch line of the Lords of Moosham and relatives of the Lords of Pichl because of the coats of arms . They belonged to the ministerials of the Lords of Ortenburg who had settled in Carinthia .
Otto von Schloßberg was the first to appear in a Salzburg document in 1278 . In 1287 the Salzburg Cathedral Chapter bought twelve houses in Lungau from the Schloßbergers because of the growing badness of the bailiffs . Friedrich von Schloßberg is married to Ludenein, a sister of Wilhelm von Stauffeneck, in 1305. It is mentioned in a document between 1290 and 1309. Heinrich von Schloßberg is mentioned in a document between 1290 and 1331, he was burgrave of Neumarkt near Friesach . The son of Friedrich Hartneid was born in Mühldorf in 1322 by Archbishop Friedrich III. Knighted by Leibnitz . Other Schloßbergers are: Jörg (1358, 1362), Margaretha and her son Hans (1364), his son Heinrich (1423, 1438), Klara, the widow of Hans (1441) and Hans, a cousin of Klara who died childless (1441, 1457).
Around 1430, all property and teams passed to the Lords of Weißpriach . Nothing is documented about the decay of the castle; but it is presumed that it was destroyed during the Hungarian invasions . The legendary declaration that this castle was destroyed by Margarete Maultausch has no historical basis.
Schlossberg castle ruins today
The remains of Schlossberg Castle lie above the Zechnergut on a small hill plateau. Four foundation walls in the form of a slightly warped square can be seen from the complex . Originally it was about 20 × 20 m. The existing wall remains are up to 1.2 m wide. The complex was protected on two sides by rocks and an artificial moat on the third side; it has not yet been archaeologically processed.
Zehenthof Zechnergut
The Zechnergut is located directly below the castle ruins . The oldest mention of the Zechnergut can be found in the Tamsweg parish archive from 1388, here the Alte Zechner am Schlossberg is listed. The owner is a tax collector ( toe collectors ) for the Archbishops of Salzburg. In the course of time, the farm name Zechner am Schlossberg ( Zeachna ) emerged.
After the end of the tithe economy, a farmer named Perner is mentioned on the farm in the 19th century. Then Erich Baron Buddenbrock, who is married to a daughter of Count von Kuenburg , acquires the property. After his premature death, the property briefly became Khuenburg. It is then sold to wood speculators, changes hands several times and finally comes to the Austrian Federal Forests . These separate the forest areas and submit them to the Tamsweg forest administration and manage the rest as agriculture until 1970 with an administrator named Winkler. After his retirement, the arable land was leased to the surrounding farmers. The house with a small meadow all around is sold to the Melchard family.
The building dates from the 18th century. The oldest parts of the house consist of a smoke kitchen with vaults. The stable was separated from the house, a peculiarity that is not typical for the Lungau farm; it was removed in 1987. In 1909 the house burned down, but the walls were preserved. In 1914 it was rebuilt, the storey height was increased and the cellar was filled in. Another renovation took place in 1947. The building got its current appearance through the renovation in 1979, whereby the exterior was only changed in the area of the windows and the coloring. On the upper edge of the front door you can find the three letters C + M + B ( Christ mansionem benedicat ) next to the respective year .
literature
- Friederike Zaisberger & Walter Schlegel : Castles and palaces in Salzburg. Pongau, Pinzgau, Lungau . Birch series, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-85030-037-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The "Maultaschlin" .
- ↑ The burial mound of Margarete Maultasch ( Memento from February 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ The history of the Zehenthof house