Spiegelberg ruins (Wetzikon TG)

Spiegelberg ruins
Neck moat and hill of the Spiegelberg castle site.
Creation time :	13th Century
Castle type :	Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status:	ruin
Place:	Wetzikon TG
Geographical location	47 ° 31 '54.1 "  N , 8 ° 59' 39.5"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '54.1 "  N , 8 ° 59' 39.5"  E ; CH1903:  717,140  /  two hundred and sixty-five thousand seven hundred and eleven
Height:	590  m above sea level M.

The Spiegelberg ruins are the ruins of a spur castle southwest of Wetzikon TG in the municipality of Thundorf in the Swiss canton of Thurgau .

location

The Spiegelberg ruin lies on a spur of the terrain on the northern slope of Immenberg high above Hinterweingarten in the Lauchetal .

history

Spiegelberg Castle, copper engraving by David Herrliberger , 18th century

Spiegelberg Castle, built in the 13th century, was initially the ancestral seat of the Barons von Spiegelberg . In 1376 it passed to Count Donath von Toggenburg and, after his death in 1402, as heir to Wilhelm von Montfort . From 1376 to 1595, Spiegelberg was united with Wittenwil to form one dominion , from the late 14th century to around 1640 the Dotnacht court belonged to the Spiegelberg dominion.

After it was destroyed in the Appenzell War in 1407, the fortress was rebuilt and in 1436 came by marriage to Margrave Wilhelm von Hochberg - Rötelen , who also owned Griesenberg . Emperor Friedrich III. In the Old Zurich War , Hochberg transferred the supreme command of the Austrian and Zurich troops fighting against the Confederates. On April 23, 1444, Wiler mercenaries set out together with the Schwyzers in their town to storm the Spiegelberg and Griesenberg castles at night.

Copper print by David Herrliberger, 1754

In 1464 Hans Muntprat bought the rebuilt castle. The new owners called themselves "Muntprat von Spiegelberg" as early as 1490. In 1533 the castle suffered fire damage due to a leaky chimney . In 1582, Wilhelm von Breitenlandenberg acquired the castle and the chapel. At that time, the Spiegelberg dominion comprised the villages of Weingarten and Wetzikon as well as the farms bubbles mountain and Grüssi .

Remains of Spiegelberg Castle

In 1629 the Fischingen monastery bought Spiegelberg and in 1639 was able to detach the rule from the Constance cathedral fiefdom . Now the Fischingen governor managed Spiegelberg and Lommis from Lommis Castle and the castle remained uninhabited. After 1759 the castle fell into disrepair and in 1821 it was demolished along with the chapel.

description

The castle consisted of the main tower with an extension, the main building, another tower, two cellars and a grain chute. Beyond the moat were the chapel, a stable and a barn. A forecourt enclosed a summer cottage and a tube well .

Web links

Commons : Schloss Spiegelberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Spiegelberg in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved June 16, 2020.
• The former Spiegelberg Castle. At: www.swisscastles.ch, accessed on March 25, 2020

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Erich Trösch: von Spiegelberg (TG, barons). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
2. ↑ Erich Trösch: Wittenwil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
3. ^ Gregor Spuhler : Dot night. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
4. ^ Magdalen Bless-Grabher: Wil (SG). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
5. ↑ The Muntprat and Confederation. On: Wilnet, Stadtlexikon der Stadt Wil , 2019