Hochstatt (Dischingen)
Hochstatt (also Hochstatter Hof ) is 100 m above the Egau valley between Dischingen and Neresheim Abbey . It belongs to Dischingen in the Heidenheim district , which is located in Baden-Württemberg on the border with Bavaria . The postcode of Hochstatt is 73450.
From 1836 to February 16, 1978 the high plateau was listed under its original name HOCHSTATT as a separate district in the real estate cadastre.
history
Already in pre-Christian times, the Celts and later the Merovingians left their mark on this high plateau. The first written evidence is in the Codex Eberhardi . It is the 1150 to 1165 I. commissioned by Abbot Marquard wrote Goods Nomenclature of the Benedictine Abbey Empire Fulda .
As a result, a nobleman named Wolfolt was the first owner of Hochstatt. He gave Hochstatt and his serfs to the Fulda Monastery, founded in 744, presumably for the salvation of his soul. Based on the facts from the Codex Eberhardi, the date of the donation is between the 8th and 9th centuries.
There is neither a document nor a date for the transfer of the Hochstatter property from the Benedictine Abbey of Fulda to the Benedictine monastery Neresheim, founded in 1106. There is only evidence that the property belonged to Neresheim Abbey as the third owner by the end of the 13th century at the latest. This is documented by the confirmation bull of the Holy See of Pope Boniface VIII dated January 13, 1298.
On the extended high plateau there were occasional fiefdoms or leases. Sporadic private property also came to the monastery over time, as can be seen from the border markings. Hochstatt experienced its most lasting appreciation in 1684 by the important Baroque abbot Simpert Niggl from Neresheim (* 1654, abbot from 1682 to 1706 and † 1711). Already 36 years after the end of the Thirty Years' War , the ruling Abbot S. Niggl had the castle-like baroque building erected outside the monastery walls on the opposite high plateau in clerical style. He did not begin to redesign the monastery buildings until 10 years later. The Hochstatt Abbey Domain was used by the "Conventuals" as a summer residence, particularly during the construction work on the monastery. The Neresheim monastery church dates from the second half of the 18th century and only the tower of the old abbey church is older than the stately building of Hochstatt. It is the first baroque house on the Härtsfeld. Obviously, the monastic baroque residence was of national importance from 1684 onwards. Hochstatt is shown on the important maps of Württemberg and southern Germany in the early 18th century.
After the great Turkish war and the Peace of Karlowitz (January 26, 1699), the Hochstatter client Niggl accompanied the imperial ambassador and the 279-strong delegation on their diplomatic trip to Constantinople. Abbot Simpert Niggl prepared a detailed 359-page report on this peace mission, during which 920 prisoners of war were exchanged. On May 31, 1701, he received the title “Imperial Councilor and Hereditary Chaplain” for the important diary.
With the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of February 25, 1803, the imperial direct abbey and all its possessions were secularized. With this, Hochstatt came into the possession of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis under Prince Carl Anselm (* 1733, 1773-1805 †) as the fourth owner. The princely domain of Hochstatt was now used exclusively for agriculture and forestry. Various alterations took place in the baroque building, which meant that the house chapel also disappeared. The crosses on the baroque east gable, which is almost 17 meters high, remain and are a reminder of the former monastic status.
Hochstatt was a hamlet and in 1872 had 32 inhabitants. With the opening of the Härtsfeldbahn in 1901 and the Sägmühle an der Egau station at the approach, there was a connection to the rail network for over 70 years. In 1928 the former Neresheim Monastery was donated as a "dowry" from the ruling Prince Albert I (* 1867, 1885-1952 †) to his son, Father Emmeram von Thurn & Taxis (* 1902, † 1994), again in the possession of the Benedictine order . The princely domain of Hochstatt was not included in the donation and remained the property of the Princely House. At the end of the Second World War, Hochstatt was bombed on April 16, 1945 and occupied by the Americans six days later. There were no injuries, but the buildings were seriously damaged. Large livestock farming existed until 1962, the subsequent laying hen keeping was discontinued in 1974.
Recent developments
Due to the structural upheavals in all areas of agriculture, the princely house leased part of the high plateau to the golf club founded in Bopfingen in 1981 .
In 1984, 300 years after the completion of the baroque building, the golf course was inaugurated with an ecumenical field fair in the presence of the former Federal President Walter Scheel . In 1994 the course was expanded to become the only 18-hole championship course in the East Württemberg region to date.
In 2004 the golf club acquired the entire high plateau with approx. 100 hectares as well as all buildings and paths from Prince Albert II of Thurn & Taxis. The HOCHSTATT Härtsfeld-Ries e. V. is the fifth owner in over 1200 years.
The approximately 100 hectare high plateau at over 630 m above sea level was originally called "Hohenstat" and meant settlement on the high point. The spelling Hochstadt was followed by Hochstatt around 1430.
It can be assumed that the family name Hochstatter, which is common in the area, comes from there. Notwithstanding, there is the designation "Hochstatter Hof" in the postcode book of Deutsche Post. However, following tradition, the current owners use the name Hochstatt without a secondary term.
After centuries of agriculture, the high plateau with the expandable 18-hole course has had a reliable perspective again since the 1980s. Hochstatt is once again of national importance and is shown on all golf maps of Germany.
The renovated baroque house and the championship course are an attraction for the East Wuerttemberg region.
literature
- Konrad Scheuermann: The long history of the Hochstatter time. Benedictines, Thurn & Taxis and the golfers . ISBN 978-3-00-036113-5
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg / Ground monument maintenance.
- ^ Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg and Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg.
- ↑ Simpert Niggl / travel description from Vienna to Constantinople - edited by Dr. Inga Pohlmann.
- ↑ Description of the Oberamt Neresheim from 1872.
- ^ Reichsstift Neresheim - A short history of this Benedictine abbey in Swabia, description of its new church, consecrated in 1792, published on the occasion of this inauguration.
- ↑ Dr. Konrad Scheuermann: The long history of the Hochstatter time. Benedictines, Thurn & Taxis and the golfers . ISBN 978-3-00-036113-5
Ballmertshofen | Demmingen with Wagenhofen and Duttenstein | Dischingen with Schrezheim and Hochstatt | Dunstelkingen with courtyards | Eglingen with Osterhofen | Frickingen with Iggenhausen and Katzenstein | Trugenhofen
Coordinates: 48 ° 43 ′ 33 " N , 10 ° 20 ′ 53" E