Schiltach ruins

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Schiltach Castle
Schiltach Castle above the town of the same name (copper engraving by Matthäus Merian 1643)

Schiltach Castle above the town of the same name
(copper engraving by Matthäus Merian 1643)

Alternative name (s): Landsehr, Hohe Landesehr
Creation time : before 1250
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: Wall remains
Place: Schiltach
Geographical location 48 ° 17 '18.7 "  N , 8 ° 20' 40.3"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 17 '18.7 "  N , 8 ° 20' 40.3"  E
Height: 420  m above sea level NN
Schiltach ruin (Baden-Württemberg)
Schiltach ruins

The castle Schiltach , including land Very or High Landesehrenpreis called, is the ruins of a hilltop castle on 420  m above sea level. NN above the town of Schiltach in the Black Forest in the Rottweil district in Baden-Württemberg .

history

Wall remains on the Schloßberg , above the old town of Schiltach

The exact origin of the castle is unclear, it was probably built together with the town of Schiltach below by the dukes of Teck before 1250 . The aim was to establish a supply center with the city, which was defended, administered but also ruled from the castle.

Probably Schiltach Castle was also part of a line of defense of the Dukes of Teck to monitor and secure the Schiltach Valley , together with the Klingenburg and Schilteck Castle . The castle and town came by inheritance in 1371 to the nephew of the late Hermann von Teck, Konrad VII von Urslingen .

In 1381 the Urslingers sold the castle to the Counts of Württemberg . Since Schiltach was the outpost of Württemberg, the castle had to serve for national defense and constantly housed troops. After 1700 the castle, sometimes also called the castle or fortress Hohe Landesehr, became increasingly dilapidated due to the constant deposition of troops. In 1733 it was repaired by the Swabian District .

In 1747, however, urgent repairs were reported to the office in Hornberg . Since times of peace had now returned and the castle was no longer needed, the duke finally voted to demolish all usable building materials from the castle and sell them.

From 1749 wood, windows, ovens and doors were removed and auctioned. In 1760 another auction of bricks and woodwork took place. Nothing could be changed on the masonry. The proceeds from the 1760 auction were used to repair the castle tower and customs house.

The town fire of 1791 caused the citizens to break stones from the castle walls to rebuild their houses. Due to accidents in stone breaking in 1805, the castle walls were removed down to the window openings.

When it came to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1810, the Offenburg Waterways and Roads Inspectorate opposed further demolition of the castle. However, when another piece of the wall collapsed in 1826, the domain administration in St. Georgen decided to inform the Grand Duke that demolition was urgently needed.

The Grand Duke agreed, the castle ruins were demolished from 1829 to 1830, except for the foundations and a few remains of the wall, especially on the south side.

Building description

The wooden bridge over the neck ditch to the castle, where the drawbridge used to stand, is worth seeing , with a beautiful view over the old town of Schiltach. On the Burgplatz, benches within the remains of the wall invite you to rest.

There is a reconstruction of the castle in the museum on the market.

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