Staatz castle ruins
| Staatz castle ruins | ||
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 Staatz castle ruins (2007) |
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| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Staatz | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 40 ′ 36 " N , 16 ° 29 ′ 23" E | |
| Height: | 332 m | |
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The Staatz castle ruins are located in the northern Weinviertel in the market town of Staatz .
location
The ruin of the hilltop castle is 332 m above sea level. A. on the Staatzer Klippe , which is a single mountain in the hilly landscape of the Weinviertel , as the mountain is called.
history
This excellent strategic location allowed a castle to be built on the Staatzer cliff early on . From around 1130, a noble Reginger von Staatz appears, especially in documents from Klosterneuburg Monastery, who is likely to be identical to the Noble Reginger von Ried im Innkreis . He is probably the first to call himself Staatz after (the castle?) - the Pucho de Stoz, mentioned in 1072 , cannot be safely referred to here. Reginger's son Ulrich von Staatz, who tried in vain to take control of the Reichersberg monastery after the death of his father (around 1160) , withdraws from the Innviertel and, like his descendants, belongs to the middle of the 13th century. Century to the ministry of the Babenberg Dukes of Austria.
In 1246 the armies of Frederick II the Warrior and Ulrich of Carinthia , who had invaded Austria on behalf of his Bohemian relatives , faced each other on the plain below the castle . The Carinthian, who was ultimately defeated in the battle against the last Babenberger, was subsequently held prisoner at Staatz. King Ottokar II. Přemysl enfeoffed Otto von Maissau with the castle. Under the Maissauer the castle experienced its heyday and the place below the castle is referred to as a city in documents. After a failed uprising against Duke Albrecht V , Staatz was withdrawn from the Maissauers in 1430 and pledged to Niklas Truchseß von Drasenhofen as a sovereign fief in 1431. In the first half of the 16th century Staatz came to the barons of Roggendorf . In 1551, the Roman-German King and later Emperor Ferdinand I pledged . Staatz from the sovereign to the barons von Breuner , who expanded the castle further. In 1600 Seyfried Christoph von Breuner bought Staatz from Emperor Rudolf II. The castle has been privately owned since then.
The destruction of Staatz
Staatz was considered impregnable. All the more surprising was the rapid capture and destruction of the castle in the course of the Thirty Years' War by the Swedes under General Lennart Torstensson on April 24, 1645. Colonel Jordan was the leader of the Swedish troops responsible for the destruction of the castle . This forced the Staatzer garrison to surrender the place through a ruse. The Swedes began to bombard the castle from the Enzersdorfer Auberg. Traces of it are still visible today on the ashlars of the guard tower. The castle was subsequently set on fire and the main gate facing Ernsdorf was destroyed. This made it possible for the Swedes to enter the castle without major losses. After the castle was occupied, it served as a connecting castle to Moravia .
After 1645 the castle was abandoned and a new castle was built at the foot of the castle rock. In 1671 the Breuners sold the Staatz rule to the barons of Kuenritz, in 1675 Staatz came to the Colloredo . In 1945 the castle burned down and was demolished. Today the bulk box , converted into a music club hall, the rock cellar and two residential buildings from the palace complex are still preserved.
The castle today
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After the fall of Staatz, Staatz quickly disintegrated into ruins, today the remains of the first gate and parts of the palace with the remains of a coupled Romanesque window are preserved. At the top of the cliff there are still remnants of the keep. The castle ruins can be visited freely, the climb is also worthwhile because of the impressive view. Adventure tours for children are offered at the castle.
At the foot of Staatzer Burg is the rock stage with musical performances in summer.
Web links
- Entry about Staatz castle ruins on Lower Austria castles online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg
- Entry via Staatz to Burgen-Austria
- Ruin Staatz on the old walls
- Staatz rock stage
- Setting of the Staatzer legend “Die Schwarze Frau” by Daniel Muck
Individual evidence
- ↑ Norbert Sinn: The operational importance of the Weinviertel area, in: Stefan Bader, Mathias Hirsch et al. (Ed.): The Mistelbach Garrison. The history of a barracks and its surroundings, Vienna 2012, p. 54