Frauenstein Castle (Upper Austria)
Frauenstein is a castle in the municipality of Mining , Braunau am Inn district , Upper Austria . A good way to reach Frauenstein is to travel by bike from Braunau . The cycle path leads through the Unterer Inn nature reserve , and the visitor can make the return journey on the Bavarian side, as the dam of the Frauenstein power plant is open to pedestrians and cyclists.
history
The convenient location on the Inn attracted people from an early age; so in 1905 graves from the Celtic era were found during excavations . In Roman times there was a watchtower here. The Inn was navigable for the Romans and during this time Frauenstein served as a landing point for Roman ships.
Gregor von Pogen had the castle built at the time of the Hungarian invasions in the 10th century. They were followed by the Counts of Ering, probably a branch of the Pogen family. From 1296 to 1377 the castle was pledged to the Counts of Hals. In 1400 the building was sold by knight Heinrich Weckhinger to knight Wilhelm von Fraunhofen, who had the castle rebuilt and renamed it Frauenstein. Wilhelm Fraunhofer was court master of Duke Heinrich of Bavaria . In 1435, Duke Heinrich the Rich of Niederbaiern and Landshut bought Frauenstein and united them with the rule of Ering on the other bank of the Inn. The property was administered by royal caretakers (e.g. Kaspar Peuntner). Since the castle was looted and partially destroyed in the War of the Lower Bavarian Succession , the Duke sold the castle to the Paumgartner family in 1508, who owned it until 1885. Between 1508 and 1519 the Paumgartners had the castle partially rebuilt. In 1602, after the Eringer died out, both properties were combined. The Paumgarten were raised to the baron status in 1629 and appointed imperial counts in 1745. The burial place of the Paumgarten resident on Frauenstein is in the parish church of Mining . Since most of the Paumgarten lived in Ering on the Bavarian side, Frauenstein Castle fell into disrepair. In 1807 the owners had part of the castle demolished (including the castle chapel) and built a mansion next to the granary, which is now the castle tavern. The castle has been owned by the baronial von Venningen auf Rigerting family since 1883.
Originally the castle stood on a rock above the Inn , but during the National Socialist rule in Austria from 1939 to 1942, the Ering-Frauenstein power plant was built, which dammed the Inn. This period did not leave the castle without a trace, in the following decades it fell into disrepair. In 1999 the association "Livable Women Stone" leased the castle from the Venningen family for 99 years and revitalized and renovated it.
Buildings
Of the formerly extensive castle complex, as can be seen on the copper engraving by Wening , only the gate tower with tower house and part of the surrounding wall built in 1508 are preserved today. To the east of this is the two-storey manor house made of tuff stones with round portals and pilasters, which dates from the mid-17th century. Today the Burgschänke is housed here. A ditch carved out of the rock, which forms an artificial inner arm, has been preserved from the once extensive fortifications. The castle grounds below the manor house have been converted into an open-air stage.
Gate tower
Mansion
Burgschänke
Outdoor stage
Events
A popular event in the revitalized castle is the Medieval Festival, which the Burgschänke Frauenstein organizes with the Tempus Rapax knight association in cooperation with the Lebendiges Frauenstein association. The knight association also organizes children's programs in which children are given the opportunity to experience the Middle Ages. The castle is also used as a concert venue.
For the state exhibition in 2012 , part of the supporting program will be carried out in Frauenstein. To this end, the granary is currently being restored and a stage is being created on the castle grounds.
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 . 3. Edition. Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
- Herbert Erich Baumert, Georg Grüll : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. Volume 2: Innviertel and Alpine Foreland. Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-85030-049-3 .
Web links
- Entry via Frauenstein (am Inn) to Burgen-Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Frauenstein official website
- ↑ Burgenkunde.at Frauenstein
- ↑ Tempus Rapax Homepage ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lokalisten.at ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ State Exhibition 2012: Only in Frauenstein is already tackling. In: Upper Austrian news. January 27, 2011.
Coordinates: 48 ° 17 '16.8 " N , 13 ° 9' 42.6" E