Grünenberg ruin (Hitzkirch)
Grünenberg Castle | ||
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Grünenberg castle ruins |
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Alternative name (s): | Lower Lieli | |
Creation time : | Early 13th century | |
Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
Conservation status: | ruin | |
Place: | Hitzkirch | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 13 '17.2 " N , 8 ° 15' 17.9" E | |
Height: | 480 m above sea level M. | |
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The ruin Grünenberg near Hitzkirch is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 480 m above sea level. M. in the Lucerne Seetal .
The only existing as a ruin Lower Lieli or castle Grünenberg as to their future owners, the lords of Green Mountain was called, has a checkered history.
history
construction
In 1237 Grünenberg Castle was built by the Counts of Kyburg . Its creation was related to the emergence of the trade route through the Seetal to Lucerne and over the Gotthard . With its excellent location, it dominated the wide area and secured sovereignty in the upper valley.
Further development
- Around 1360: The castle comes into the possession of the Lords of Lieli .
- In 1386 the castle, like the town of Richensee at its feet, was destroyed by the Habsburgs in the run-up to the Sempach War.
- Knight Hemmann I. von Grünenberg rebuilt the castle; the plant takes its name.
- In 1437 his nephew Wilhelm von Grünenberg sold the castle to the Heidegg lordship.
- Around 1700: The canton of Lucerne acquires Heidegg and with it Grünenberg.
In the 18th century the castle fell victim to a fire. In 1815 part of the castle was demolished and the stones were used for building purposes.
Further castle ruins and palaces in the Seetal
Coming Hitzkirch , coming Hohenrain , ruin Nünegg ( Lieli ), ruin Upper Rinach ( Herlisberg ) Brestenberg Castle , Castle Höndlen ( Eschenbach LU ) Heidegg Castle , Schloss Hallwyl
literature
- Bruno Häfliger: Richensee. On the trail of a bygone town . Comenius Verlag, Hitzkirch 1997, ISBN 3-905286-59-9 .
- Max Jufer: The barons of Langenstein-Grünenberg . Merkur Druck AG. Langenthal, 1994
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Bern's rule over the Oberaargau. To build up the Bernese regional administration in the 15th century . in: Yearbook of the Oberaargau 1999 . Merkur Druck AG. Langenthal, 1999