Windhaag castle ruins
| Windhaag castle ruins | ||
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 The old Windhaag Castle around 1636, copper engraving by Clemens Beuttler |
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| Alternative name (s): | Old Windhaag Castle | |
| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Windhaag near Perg | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 17 '4 " N , 14 ° 41' 5" E | |
| Height: | 500 m above sea level A. | |
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The Windhaag castle ruins (also known as Old Windhaag Castle or Feste Windhaag ) are the ruins of a hilltop castle at 500 m above sea level. A. about five hundred meters east of the center of the municipality Windhaag bei Perg in the district of Perg in the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria .
In contrast to the New Windhaag Castle , which was built in the immediate vicinity by Joachim Enzmilner in the 17th century and which was soon completely destroyed , the old castle has been preserved as a ruin. The (first) Windhaag Monastery was established in the old castle in 1664, and shortly afterwards it moved to the new Dominican Monastery in Windhaag in the center of the village. The ruin, which fell into disrepair in the 18th century, was acquired by the municipality of Windhaag in 1990 and has been used for tourism purposes ever since.
history
Winthag in Machland first appears in a document in 1287. Windhaag Castle was first mentioned in 1290, but it is likely to be older. At that time and until 1379, the owners were the brothers Heinrich and Freitel von Windhaag. Hans von Au followed, Duke Albrecht III. enfeoffed him with half the rule. In 1380 Hans got the second half as a fief. Konrad Schaffer owned the castle in 1395, followed by Leopold Drosendorfer around 1400.
In 1407 Thomas Tannpeck bought the castle. The castle came to Laßla Prager through marriage in 1485 . In 1486 another Tannpeck followed. The Tannpecks were in the war of Emperor Friedrich III. with Matthias Corvinus on the wrong side and the castle was withdrawn just like Schloss Aich . In 1488 Laßla Prager was enfeoffed with the castle, and in 1499 he had the castle chapel built.
Around 1505 he was raised to the rank of baron by Maximilian I and was now called von Windhaag . Laßla died in 1515, his widow and children expanded the castle into a castle and increased the rule. In 1597 Lorenz Schütter bought the Windhaag Castle on Klingenberg , whose descendants sold it to Joachim Enzmilner on August 19, 1636 in the course of the Counter Reformation and because of high debts.
After the purchase, Enzmilner had a large, new, three-story building in Renaissance style built next to the rather small old castle, the New Windhaag Castle . He used stones from surrounding castles or ruins such as the Mitterberg castle ruins as building material . The shell was completed in 1648, the furnishing and design lasted until 1673. Castle and palace were connected by a bridge. At that time the new castle was one of the most beautiful and magnificent castles in Upper Austria, had an extensive library ( Bibliotheca Windhagiana ) and a valuable art collection.
The only child of Enzmilner was Eva Magdalena von Windhag , who entered the Dominican Order in Tulln in 1648 against the wishes of her parents . In 1664 she returned to Windhaag as sister Eva Magdalena. Her father set up a monastery in the old castle, and Eva Magdalena became the first prioress in 1668. Joachim Enzmiller died on May 21, 1678, his daughter inherited the old and new castle and the entire Windhaag estate.
Eva Magdalena had turned away from her father's luxurious life. The monastery in the old castle was too small, so from 1681 she had a new monastery built in today's center. For the construction of the monastery, the new castle was completely demolished only eight years after its completion and the stones were used as building material; in addition, stones were again brought from the Pragtal ruins .
The monastery was completed in 1691, the associated church was consecrated in 1693 , which today serves as the parish church. Eva died in 1700 and was buried in the monastery. The Dominican convent Windhaag was subordinated to the cathedral chapter of Linz in 1765 due to indebtedness and was abolished in 1782 ( Josefinism ). The nuns' confessor, court judge and court clerk lived in the old Windhaag Castle. In 1734 part of the castle collapsed and the building became a ruin.
In 1990 the municipality of Windhaag bought the area including the ruins from the cathedral chapter of Linz and since 1992 a working group (headed by Ing. Fritz Schmidtbauer) has been looking after the preservation of the current inventory.
description
Windhaag Castle was a Gothic defensive building. It was surrounded by a moat and had a keep . The gate at the back of the castle is called the Münzbachertor because it is on the way to Münzbach .
In 2012, a staircase was built on the restored keep, so that the viewing platform is available for visitors and provides a wide view of the Machland and the Alpine chain .
District Court Windhaag
On December 19, 1491, Windhaag was raised to power and the truce was expanded into a comprehensive regional court , which provoked resistance from Heinrich Prüschenk, the owner of the previously responsible Machland regional court. This district court included the communities of Windhaag , Münzbach and Altenburg as well as parts of Rechberg . The Roman-German King and later Emperor Maximilian I confirmed the district court on March 2, 1494. Further confirmations followed in 1535, 1565 and 1568.
See also
literature
- Ernst Fietz : The “stones” from Windhaag near Perg and the history of the castle. With three text drawings and five illustrations. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets . Volume 26, Issue 3/4, Linz 1972, pp. 108–115 (map of the castle on p. 108 and view from 1636 on p. 110), online (PDF; 1 MB) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
- Georg Grüll : History of the castle and the rule Windhag near Perg (Upper Austria). In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 87, Linz 1937, ISSN 0379-0819 , pp. 185–311, Feste Windhaag on pp. 191–216, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
- Oskar Hille: Castles and palaces of Upper Austria. 2nd Edition. Wilhelm Ennsthaler, Steyr 1992, ISBN 3-85068-323-0 .
Web links
- Welcome ... to the Windhaag castle ruins Windhaag. In: burgruine.windhaag-perg.at.
- Entry via Windhaag to Burgen-Austria
- Windhaag castle ruins at Burgenkunde.at.
- Former Dominican convent Windhaag near Perg. On dioezese-linz.at.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Josef Honeder : Windhaag near Perg, on the history of the rule and the parish of Windhaag. In: Parish Office Windhaag near Perg (media owner): Church leader Windhaag near Perg and Altenburg. Without year, p. 1.
- ↑ Grüll 1937, p. 215.
- ↑ Imprint . In: burgruine.windhaag-perg.at.
- ↑ a b Grüll 1937, p. 198.