Forchtenstein Castle
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 View of Forchtenstein Castle in Neumarkt ( Styria ) on the occasion of the Europe Forum from July 15 to 17, 2011. |
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| Alternative name (s): | Forchtenstein Castle | |
| Creation time : | Mid 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Preserved and renovated | |
| Place: | Neumarkt | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 4 '25 " N , 14 ° 25' 22" E | |
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Forchtenstein Castle is basically a medieval castle in the market town of Neumarkt in a high valley between the Seetal Alps in the east and the Grebenzen in the west in the state of Styria in Austria .
Since the renovation and conversion of the castle into a residential palace in 1884, Forchtenstein Castle has been referred to as Forchtenstein Castle (see also Forchtenstein Castle ( Forchtenstein ) fortress of the same name in Burgenland ).
history
Forchtenstein Castle was founded in the middle of the 12th century. The castle, then still a fortified castle, had an important function as a bulwark along the connecting road between the Danube and Italy.
In 1187 a market warden of Forchtenstein was mentioned for the first time in a document.
The castle and the market were given to the Habsburg Emperor Friedrich III by the Archbishop of Salzburg , Sigismund I von Volkersdorf , in 1457 " free and free of charge " . assigned. The Habsburgs appointed administrators who resided at Forchtenstein Castle.
The castle was conquered by King Ottokar II Přemysl . In 1480, resistance was offered to Forchtenstein against the Ottomans' conquests .
The economic basis of the rule has always been the collection of toll revenues and the utilization of toll rights.
Forchtenstein Castle was leased in 1956 by the European Federalist Movement (EFB) (Austria). Since then, Forchtenstein Castle has been an international meeting place, ideas workshop and education center for the cross-party promotion of European federalism and European integration. In autumn 1956 the castle was visited by Robert Schuman and given by him for the future dedication of the castle to the EFB:
“ May this castle be a fortress of the European idea in the true and figurative sense of the word! "
On July 7, 1957, the first Europahaus in Austria was founded at Forchtenstein Castle and named after its founder, Karl-Brunner-Europahaus . On January 1st, 1975 the European Federalist Movement bought the castle from the previous owner Felicitas Bittner-Wallaschek.
In 2018 the castle was transferred to the EYFON Foundation by the previous owner, the European Federalist Movement Styria (EFBÖ - Landesverband Steiermark "), without consideration. The EYFON Foundation was made up of Christoph Leitl , Georg Spiegelfeld-Schneeburg , Franz Majcen , Gerhard Stürmer and Christian Buchmann erected.
investment
Forchtenstein Castle basically consists of a four-story tower house in the northwest. The defensive walls and other buildings are attached to the tower house in an elongated rectangle. In the southeast there is a building that is connected to the "city wall".
The base of the tower house was an old Roman watchtower. Based on research, it was found that the castle hill was very likely settled in prehistoric times (presumably the younger Iron Age ). In Slavic times, the Neumarkt plateau was called "Graslupp" and Forchtenstein Castle was called "castrum Graslupp".
origin of the name
The name of the Forchtenstein Castle in Neumarkt is said to be derived from the ahd. Forhten (fear) and stone .
Local data
Forchtenstein Castle, Europahaus; Schloßleiten 6; KG: 8820 Neumarkt; GstNr .: .143.
Web links
- Karl Brunner Europahaus at Forchtenstein Castle
- Owner of the castle: European Federalist Movement
- Entry via Forchtenstein (Styria) on Burgen-Austria
Sources and individual references
- ↑ Eyfon Foundation took over Karl Brunner Europahaus Neumarkt! , BTV Kärnten of March 13, 2018, last accessed on March 28, 2018.
- ↑ The "provincia Graslupp" comprised the entire Neumarkt and Sankt Lambrecht area, and the Murau region - see evidence in Heinrich IV. (Carinthia) .
- ↑ [1] , see also: forahten , forhten , furatan , furhten , furitan or furtin .
- ^ Journal of the Historisches Verein für Steiermark, Volume 99, p. 54.