Rosenberg ruins
| Rosenberg ruins | ||
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 Exterior view of the Rosenberg ruin |
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| Creation time : | around 1150 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Herisau -Burghalden | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 23 '47 " N , 9 ° 16' 55" E | |
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The Rosenberg ruins are the ruins of a hilltop castle above the hamlet of Burghalden north of Herisau in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .
The castle was built in 1150 by the Lords of Rorschach , who then named themselves von Rosenberg after their property and always had a rose bush in their coat of arms. Around 1303, the lords of the castle held Christmas at the castle with the abbot of St. Gallen and 70 Swabian bailiffs.
During the Appenzell Wars , the strategically important facility was set on fire by insurgents and was not rebuilt afterwards. Around the middle of the 15th century, the ruins came into the possession of the St. Gallen Abbey , which remained the owner until the secularization in 1803. Today the Rosenberg ruins belong to the Herisau community.
One can only speculate about the original shape of the complex, as the only existing drawing is around 300 years old. What is certain, however, is that in view of the festivals held there, it was a jewel of the St. Gallen Abbey. The strong keep served as the seat of the Lords of Rosenberg, a Rorschach family, and most likely did not stand alone.
Of the Oberberg and Rosenburg palaces opposite , the latter complex served for a long time as a supply and economic complex for Rosenberg. According to a legend, it was only inhabited by a single farmer.
