Klausturm (Lochau)

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Claustower from the courtyard side (2011). The road connection between Lochau and Bregenz formerly ran through the gate with the drawbridge
Inclined aerial view of the Klausberg with the Klausturm (1959)
The Klausberg and the Klause with the Klausturm and the jumps in a historical representation from 1647
Storming of Bregenz by the Swedes in 1646/47; Theatrum Europaeum (1629–1650), Matthäus Merian;
on the left in the picture between the steep face and the lakeshore the "Bregenzer Klause"

The Klausturm is a listed building and a remnant of the barriers originally located here on the Klause between the municipality of Lochau (formerly Hofrieden court ) and the city of Bregenz in Vorarlberg , Austria . The Klausturm stands on the Klausberg . The Klausturm received its current appearance with the battlements after it was sold ( allodialization ) in 1862.

Surname

The name of the Klausturm comes from the geographical bottleneck ( Klause ) located here , where there were several military barriers - including the Klausturm - to protect Vorarlberg from the incursions of troops from the Swabian , Bavarian and Württemberg regions.

location

The Klausturm is about 417  m above sea level. A. on the Klausberg on the western edge of the municipality of Lochau on the east bank of Lake Constance . It is around 2 kilometers to the center of Lochau and around 1.1 kilometers as the crow flies to the city of Bregenz . Lake Constance is located below the Klausturm, around 60 meters to the west.

history

In the course of the Appenzell Wars , the hermitage was conquered by them on December 5, 1407. It is not known whether the Klausturm already existed at that time. On August 6, 1561, Emperor Ferdinand authorizes the city of Bregenz to build a bridge over the Bregenzerach (Lauteracher Bridge) with the right to collect a bridge toll. The proceeds from the bridge toll should be used to maintain the bridge, the city ​​wall of the fortress Bregenz and other fortifications, etc. a. the Klausturm. The Klausturm was therefore before 1561 as part of the fortifications u. a. was built to protect the Bregenz Fortress.

In the course of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) in 1630, when there was an imminent threat of war from advancing Swedes under General Carl Gustaf Wrangel near Lochau and Bregenz, the Klausturm and other defensive points in the direction of Allgäu / Swabia were restored and made ready for defense .

A major change in the traffic situation at the Klausturm occurred in 1831/1832 with the relocation of the road to the shores of Lake Constance, where it still runs today. This road from Lochau to Bregenz was then completed by 1836. Since then, the Klausturm is no longer part of the public road connection between Lochau and Bregenz and has no military significance.

In 1862 the Klausturm was renovated by the son of the former Bavarian occupation commissioner Carl Ernst Freiherr von Gravenreuth , Maximilian. The family had already acquired the tower and the land around it in 1852. During the renovation, the appearance of the tower was also significantly changed on the outside and the distinctive battlements were added (which did not exist before) and a balcony was added.

park

Around the Klausturm and the Villa Gravenreuth there is a 19th century park that was laid out in a manorial way with valuable, old trees. The Klausturm and the adjacent Villa Gravenreuth were owned by the jeweler Halder from Vienna from 1919 to 1928 and have been owned by the Huber-Sannwald family since 1928.

Gloriette

Commemorative plaque for Carl Ernst Freiherr von Gravenreuth due to his services to the state of Vorarlberg under Bavarian rule, erected after 1807 at the Gloriette near the Klausturm

In 1807 the Vorarlberg estates built a gloriette in the form of a small Roman temple (called Gravenreuth's Ruh ) near the Klausturm in honor of the occupation commissioner Carl Ernst Freiherr von Gravenreuth . The occupation commissioner liked to hike here to enjoy the sunset over Lake Constance. Due to the Peace of Pressburg , Vorarlberg, Tyrol and other areas belonged to Bavaria from 1806 to 1814. The Gloriette was canceled without replacement in the 1950s.

Web links

Commons : Klausturm  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ObjectID: 1520, address: Klausberg 4 in Lochau.
  2. ↑ Erwin Bennat: Municipal Chronicle Lochau , published by the municipality of Lochau 1986, p. 33
  3. ↑ Erwin Bennat: Gemeindechronik Lochau , published by the community of Lochau 1986, p. 41, 196.
  4. ↑ Erwin Bennat: Municipal Chronicle Lochau , published by the municipality of Lochau 1986, p 55th
  5. ↑ a b Erwin Bennat: Municipal Chronicle Lochau , published by the municipality of Lochau 1986, p 196th
  6. ^ Franz Goll: Lochau heute , year 12, 1992, no. 47, p. 180 f.
  7. ↑ Erwin Bennat: Gemeindechronik Lochau , published by the community of Lochau 1986, pp. 79, 84, 202.

Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '0 "  N , 9 ° 45' 16.6"  E