Erlach Castle (Kallham)
The former moated castle Erlach was located in the district of the same name in the municipality of Kallham in the district of Grieskirchen .
history
Erlach is first mentioned in a document in 1370. The castle was owned by the Counts of Schaunberg, who had the "Vest ze Erlach" administered by carers . The first orderly was a Hertlein Marschalich. Since 1383 Erlach was also the seat of the district court and the respective nurse was also the district judge. Count Heinrich von Schaunberg handed over the property to his son-in-law, Count Heinrich von Abensberg, as a marriage property in 1383. The following nurses worked in Erlach among the Schaunbergers: 1421 Kolomann Aichberger, 1433 Hans Zeller, 1445–1449 Ulrich Fuchslein, 1451 Wolfgang Vatersheimer, 1494 Wolf Pruckner, 1520 Leonhard Tallheimer, 1560 Leonhard Puchner.
After the male line of Schaunberger died out in 1559, the Starhembergers inherited Erlach Castle and the district court in 1559 (Anna Schaunberger was married to Erasmus von Starhemberg), but sold it to Wolfgang Jörger in 1581, with the Jörgers owning Erlach until 1638. The Jörger was followed by Count David Ungnad von Weißenwolf and other Weißenwolf (1638 to 1812). In the War of the Spanish Succession , Erlach was occupied by the military in 1702. On February 8, 1703, the Bavarian Colonel Wendt entrenched himself here, in 1704 refugees hid in the well-fortified castle (see the etching by Georg Matthäus Vischer ).
In the 19th century the property came to the Count Revertera von Tollet . In 1862 he sold the castle to Mathias Mair, who had it removed and the pond filled. In 1876 Erlach was deleted from the country table.
Erlach Castle today
In 1929 Erlach came to Michel Harrer. In 1930 the still existing Meierhof fell victim to a fire. The Reisinger family has owned the rebuilt Maierhof since 1950. The name Teichbauer was carried on with the estate. The owner gave a credible assurance that no foundations were found when the farm was rebuilt, so that the exact location of the castle is uncertain. An earth cellar is said to have belonged to the castle. The name Schlossbauer has also been retained in Erlach.
literature
- Oskar Hille: Castles and palaces in Upper Austria then and now. Verlag Ferdinand Berger & Sons, Horn 1975, ISBN 3-85028-023-3 .
- Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home. 3rd edition . Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 5.4 ″ N , 13 ° 41 ′ 21.9 ″ E