Egg Castle

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Egg Castle
View from the keep on the inner courtyard

Egg Castle is located in the Egg district in the Bernried community in the Deggendorf district . The former defense system was built in the 11th century as a moated castle in the Mettenbach valley and romantically remodeled in the middle of the 19th century.

history

Egg was first mentioned in 1103 as the seat of Thiemo de Ekke . A study of wood from the castle tower in 2003 confirmed that it was around 850–900 years old. The Ecker first served the Counts of Bogen and after their extinction in 1242 the Bavarian dukes.

In 1403 Egg came to the Fraunbergers , who ruled over the county of Haag . In 1427 they sold the system for 8,000 Hungarian gold ducats to Duke Heinrich the Rich . The dukes appointed caretakers or pawned the castle to wealthy followers. The first caretaker was Kaspar Hautzendorfer zu Hauzendorf, in 1448 the "noble and vest" Parzival von Aichperg was ducal caretaker, 1458 knight Jörg der Seiboltsdorfer zu Seibersdorf, 1476 to 1483 Count Sebastian I. von Ortenburg , 1508 Hanns Dachsperg zu Aschperg (Aspach) and 1518 Ott der Zengl zu Thonstein. In 1520 the castle came to Albrecht Nothracht zu Wernberg on Aholming and Rathsmannsdorf via a pledge . He was married to Euphemia, daughter of Georg von Preysing . After the death of her husband, she issued inheritance rights to various properties in Egg in the name of her underage son Onophrius. Onophrius was a noble boy at the court of King Ferdinand in Vienna and died in 1529 at the age of 11. Euphemia then married Ludwig Pinzenauer von Pienzenau , court marshal of Landshut; In 1534 he called himself Mr. von Falkenstein and Egg and was vice domus in Straubing. His daughter Veronika married Wolf Dietrich von Maxlrain zu Maxlrain , Wallenburg and Aholming in 1547 , who named himself in a fiefdom in 1551 as the "owner of the lordship of Egg and Freiherr zu Waldberg", and in 1578 Tobias Wieser was named as the caretaker.

Coat of arms of the Keckh von Mayerstetten

In 1581 Duke Wilhelm V. redeemed Egg and sold it on February 4, 1581 to his councilor and treasurer Karl Keckh (also written as Köck), "Camermaister zu München und Herr zu Prunn ". This was followed by his son Friedrich (1593-1604 on Egg), who also owned Loham , Wildenforst and Findelstein (a castle at the foot of the Geiersberg in Deggendorf, of which only remains are left today). In 1604 Friedrich Keckh transferred the castle beneficia to the Metten monastery under the abbot Johannes Nablas . His successor Rudolf (1606–1636 on Egg) referred to himself as "Herr von Egg, Loham and Wildenforst". On November 28, 1633, the Swedes came, devastated Egg and set the castle on fire. Rudolf retired to Findelstein in Deggendorf, but the Swedes came there on December 14, 1633 and plundered the city. The next Keckh was Ernst Keckh (1636–1648 on Egg); under him Loham was separated and given to Rudolf's widow, Regina Keckh. Ernst Keckh was the last of the Keckh on Egg, which was subsequently sold to Franz Graf von Spaur in 1648 . The Keckh acquired Irlbach Castle in 1654 .

Franz Graf von Spaur was the treasurer of an Archduke of Austria, his wife was called Helena, daughter of the last Tanberg Georg on Offenberg , and so Offenberg came to Franz Spaur. His heir Catharina married a baron David von Wagner, who was on Egg from 1660–1698. He had acquired the castle and village of Sarenthein near Bozen from Count Sigmund von Thun and then called himself Freiherr von Sarentheim, in 1651 he was elevated to the status of baron and in 1687 the status of count. After his death, Egg fell to his brother-in-law, Count Anton Sebastian von Montfort (1698–1710 on Egg). He sold Egg Castle on July 11, 1709 for 42,000 guilders to Alexander Ignaz von Schrenk , who had already acquired Loham and Mariaposching in 1673 . The Schrenck von Notzing were on Egg from 1709 to 1751. Their son Alexander Ignaz was raised to the baron status by Elector Max Emanuel and was the caretaker on Diessenstein and owner of Notzing and Vilsessing, and he was a supporter of the Habsburgs during the War of the Spanish Succession . He died on November 27, 1716. He was followed by his son, Franz Adam Ignatz Freiherr von Schrenck and Notzing, electoral Bavarian treasurer and since 1715 carer of Diessenstein. He died at the age of 27 on July 25, 1724. His marriage to Anna Jolanda von Kriestorff on May 23, 1723 had no children. Egg and Loham came to Maria Magdalena von Schrenck, née von Neuching, the mother of the deceased.

Armansberg and Egger coats of arms above the castle entrance
Epitaph of the Counts of Hohenthal

Her second son-in-law Johann Anton Joseph Freiherr von Armansberg inherited or bought from her in 1752 on Schönberg Egg and Loham. The Armansbergers were on Egg from 1751 to 1859. Count Joseph Ludwig von Armansperg had the castle romanticized around 1840 for 84,000 guilders and spent his old age there. He was married to Theresia von Weichs (born May 6, 1787 in Straubing, † 1859 in Regensburg), and the marriage resulted in four daughters. His daughter Sophia Carolina Antonia Maria Clara (born August 12, 1819 in Augsburg, † August 8, 1868 in Egg) married the Moldovan grand boyar Demetrius von Cantacuzenos. After the death of her mother in 1859, she received her father's goods. His marriage to Prince Demetrius had four children: Alexander, Konstantin, Irene Karoline (* 1840) and Theodor (* 1841, was wounded in the war of 1866 and then retired, married to Countess Deim). After Sophia's death, the Egg and Loham estates were separated, the son Alexander received Egg, the son Konstantin Loham. Alexander had married his relative, Princess Elise von Cantacuzenos. On May 1, 1871, he sold Egg to Baron Karl von Eichthal and moved to Munich. His daughter Minka Alexandra is buried in Egg's castle chapel. Prince Konstantin von Cantacuzenos sold his Loham estate to Baron Carl sen in 1871. von Eichthal and acquired Guttenburg Castle near Mühldorf for it. Baron Carl Sr. von Eichthal was also the owner of Hohenburg . He enlarged the brewery in Egg as well as the economy belonging to the castle and had the Egg castle expanded. He was married to Isabella Countess von Chuen-Belasi . The marriage had four children: K (C) arl Robert, Sophie, Charlotte and Irene. In 1876 Baron Carl sen. the property of his son Baron Carl jun. von Eichthal auf Offenberg , the older baron died on July 3, 1880 in Miesbach . The community of heirs sold Egg Castle to Count Adolf von Hohenthal and Bergen on October 15, 1882 (born May 26, 1857 in Berlin). The property remained in the family until 1931. In 1931 the Metten monastery bought the castle at auction .

In 1939, the factory owner and consul of China Joseph Maximilian Hartl († 1957) bought the castle (without the economic reasons). The castle is owned by his family today in the 3rd generation.

Today civil weddings can be carried out in the so-called mirror hall of Egg Castle.

Castle gate (interior view)
Castle fountain with a knight Armansperger
Starvation tower

building

Egg Castle is a completely preserved medieval castle complex around which the former moat extends. The surrounding area was given a romantic look: In addition to the relocation of the original entrance, additional “weir systems” were built in the 19th century. Originally furnished ballrooms and salons from the 19th century can be visited.

The complex was renovated under Count Joseph Ludwig von Armansberg 1838–1842 under the direction of the architect Ludwig Foltz von Regensburg. The former economy and brewery was demolished. In addition, the castle was equipped with medieval-style "ornaments", such as gables, sill and pointed turrets. In 1839 the old wooden bridge was demolished and replaced by one made up of several stone arches. 

Der 12 m tiefe Marienbrunnen im äußeren Burghof ist mit Quadersteinen ausgemauert. Eine 1840 gebaute Treppe mit 24 Stufen führt zur eigentlichen Burg. Über dem Tor zur Burg befindet sich ein Allianzwappen der Egger und der Armansberger. Durch einen weiteren Torbogen in der ehemals zweiten Ringmauer gelangt man in den eigentlichen Schlosshof. Dort steht der 45 m hohe sogenannte Hungerturm. Im Turm befindet sich eine Gußstahlglocke, die 1872 durch Baron Eichthal angeschafft wurde und die drei Buchstaben „B.V.G.“ aufweist. Die Glocke wurde von Abt Utto Lang von Metten geweiht. Sie diente früher dazu, die Bewohner von Egg vor einer Feuergefahr zu warnen. Graf Armansberg ließ am Turm eine mit vier Türmchen ausgestattete Galerie anbringen, aus deren Mitte die Hauptspitze hervorragt. Aus dem Verlies im Untergeschoss des Hungerturms ließ Graf Armansberg zwei Wagenladungen Menschenknochen bergen und im Friedhof von Berg bei Metten bestatten. Bis Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde noch das Brett und der Seilaufzug gezeigt, mit denen die Verurteilten nach unten gebracht wurden. Unter dem Palas, mit Zugang vom Hauptkeller, befindet sich ein sogenannter Erdstall, der in sich geschlossen ist. Seine Erbauer, sein Alter und Verwendungszweck geben bis heute Rätsel auf.

There is a fountain on the south side of the hunger tower. On the fountain column stands a knight in full armor, who can be seen as Armansperger because of the coat of arms. The statue was made by Ludwig Foltz. On the north side of the tower is the fish fountain, which gets its water from the knight fountain.

Double window frames were built into the castle building. The southern front gable with the three towers was built in 1840, the western and the bay window on the north wing are from 1841. The rooms are equipped with individually designed tiled stoves. However, for reasons of fire protection, the chimneys have not been fired since the early 1970s. On the first floor inside the castle there are several knight statues, one of which is a corner because of the coat of arms. Two ensigns are posted at the entrance to the dining room, one a Count Armansberg, the other a Prince Cantacuzene. The wood paneling was done by the cabinetmaker Köhler from Passau, the stucco work by the Viotty brothers from Munich, the paintings by a Conti from Munich and Then and Christoph Stephan from Passau. In 1849, King Max II Joseph stayed twice in the premises .

Castle chapel
Interior view of the palace chapel (2018)

Castle chapel

This was built at one point of the southern curtain wall and is connected to the fore tower. In the chapel tower hangs a bell with the year 1400 and the inscription "Maria Hilf uns". The chapel was donated by Peter I the Ecker, its main features date from the 14th century and is dedicated to Mary , the Mother of God . In 1412, Georg den Frauenberger extended the chapel and added a second altar. Before the renovation in the 19th century, the chapel had a St. Anna and St. Johann altar in addition to the main altar.

Under Ludwig Foltz, the interior of the church was redesigned in a neo-Gothic style. The high altar is made of Regensburg limestone, in its substructure are symbols of the four evangelists , which frame the wooden tabernacle. The high altar picture is framed by figures of the apostles Peter and Paul. During the renovation, the two side altars and the organ were removed. The church stalls, the gallery and the dining grill are new.

The descent into the crypt is under the predella . Josef Felix von Armansperg († 1820), Sophie Fürstin von Cantacuzene († 1868) and Minka Cantacuzene († 1863 at the age of 1½ years) are buried here.

The castle benefit

A benefit was set up in Egg by Peter I. den Ecker , it says: “Peter von Egg, at the same time Vicedom von Straubing, Albrecht his son God and our women to praise and honor, and their demands and compliance for the sake of Hail and Bliss In our house there in Egg donated a chapel and determined that her chaplain should have enough food every day ” . The lord of the castle had the right of presentation . During the Reformation there was a shortage of world priests and conventuals of the Metten Monastery took on the duties of beneficiaries for a corresponding fee. A “confusion” arose under Friedrick Keckh: Despite a warning from the Regensburg bishop, Johann von der Pfalz , he failed to present a priest. Therefore, on July 5, 1595, the bishop appointed priest Kilian Rankh as a beneficiary, but the lord of the castle refused to pay him and a process ensued. Before this was decided, Kilian Rankh ceded his rights to the Abbot of Metten on September 15, 1604; Kilian Rankh had received a job in the St. Emmeram monastery in Regensburg. The Benefice remained connected to the Metten Monastery until the secularization of 1803; then, with the abolition of the monastery, the state also confiscated the charitable goods as an annexum of the monastery.

In 1821 Josef Ludwig von Armansperg applied for restitution of the charitable goods and in 1825 these were returned. On November 25, 1828, the canonical reorganization of the benefit was made by the Regensburg Ordinariate. The first beneficiary was then Johann Nepomuck Visino (1838–1842, † 1879 as pastor of Gern ), successor was Ignat Beer (1843–1873), a talented painter and draftsman. In 1838 a benefit house was built on the road from Metten to Neuhausen, as the old apartment had been demolished in 1594.

In 1849 on the feast of Peter and Paul , a 500 year celebration was held in memory of the foundation of the castle beneficence; Abbot Gregor von Metten held the pontifical office .

Varia

In the feature film Five Friends 2 , which was released in 2013, Egg Castle served as the backdrop and can be clearly seen in many settings, as was the children's film Bibi Blocksberg , which was released in 2002 . In the spring of 2016, Bullyparade - The Film , directed by Michael Herbig, was shot in the castle and its interior.

literature

  • Georg Müller: Egg Castle and its owners . Verlag M. Renner, Deggendorf 1885, pp. 3-34.
  • Ursula Pfistermeister : Castles and palaces in the Bavarian Forest . Verlag Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg 1997, ISBN 3-7917-1547-X , pp. 58–59.
  • Günther T. Werner: Castles, palaces and ruins in the Bavarian Forest . Verlag Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg 1979, ISBN 3-7917-0603-9 , pp. 37-42.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Egg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Homepage of Egg Castle
  2. ^ Mitterfels Online: Schrazelgang in Schloss Egg. (PDF) Retrieved June 6, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Müller, 1885, p. 44.

Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 55.2 "  N , 12 ° 55 ′ 18.7"  E