Geltolfing Castle

Castle Geltolfing arcade courtyard

Entrance to Castle Geltolfing

Arcades Castle Geltolfing

Arkadenhof Castle Geltolfing south side

North view of Geltolfing Castle

The Castle Geltolfing is located in the same district of the municipality Aiterhofen in the Lower Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen (Kirchweg 5).

East side of Geltolfing Castle, former Palas

North side of Castle Geltolfing, formerly surrounding wall

history

Geltolfing is one of the oldest settlements in this area. Tres mansus are documented for the first time in a St. Emmeramer Rotulus in 1031 . In the St. Emmeram donation book a right of ownership of the monastery to the castle and the pertinence is documented, although it is said that the Bavarian dukes had this as a fief . At the turn of the 13th to the 14th century, the castrum appears with its belonging in the Duke Surbarians. Until then, the Regensburg Church dominated here, which was closely related to the Geltolfingers .

Around 1126 Poppo et frater eius Gerolt de Eitenhouen appear as witnesses. Poppo von Geltolfing erected a capella in Geltolfing and had it consecrated by the Regensburg bishop, reserving the privilege of appointing a priest. 1157 Poppo de Geltolfingen, Eberhardus, Ortwin filii eius are mentioned. This Poppo (I.) was married to a Richenza . His son Ortwin again had a Poppo (II.) For his son, followed by Poppo (III.) And Ulrich, married to an Adelheid. Eberhard is also mentioned in a document from 1162. A Poppo donated to Oberalteich Abbey in 1207 and reappeared in 1224 as a witness Poppo de Geltolfinge . In 1194 Ulrich von Geltolfing appears as a witness to a gift from Count Berthold from Bogen . The last of the evidenced Geltolfing is at the beginning of the 13th century a nobilis vir and at the same time ministerialis nostre ecclesia , which in 1236 handed over his property in Geltolfing to the diocese of Regensburg and received it from there again as a fief.

An Albrecht von Geltolfing († around 1290) of unclear origin appears in the 13th century, possibly a brother of the Vitztum Otto von Straubing . It is not known whether he received his fiefdom from the Regensburg Church or the Bavarian dukes. The Geltolfing property (castle and accessories) was pledged by the Bavarian dukes to the Vitztum Albrecht von Straubing , but not without interruptions, because the Duchess Agnes is mentioned once in the possession of Geltolfing. In the end, however, Geltolfing remains in the Straubing family, although Albrecht, mentioned in 1319, then called himself von Geltolfing . In 1323 the heirs of Jacob von Geltolfing were the owners of the castle. Geltolfing must have fallen from Jakob to the Duke. Duke Heinrich the Elder was therefore able to exchange Geltolfing von Alhard the Saulburger for the castle in Saulburg . In 1316 Agnes, Alhart's daughter, married Stephan von Sattelbogen ; as marriage good she received u. a. the castle Geltolfing.

The Saulburger was followed by the Sattelbogener , albeit via a detour, because Hans der Sattelboger acquired Geltolfing in 1379 from Rudolf the Nussberger . A dispute over this fiefdom with Leopold von Puchberg was decided in 1408 on an open Schranne in favor of Hans the Satelboger . In 1429 another Hans received the fortress, chapel and accessories in Geltolfing from the dukes Ernst and Wilhelm as a fief and this satelboger is also included in the country table for the first time . Jörg and Hans the Sattelboger zu Geltolfing follow him . 1467 confirmed Emperor Frederick the saddle Boger Jörg all the freedoms that belong to the castle. In 1493, Geltolfing was awarded the Sattelboger to Sigmund by Duke Albrecht . Through his daughter Margarethe, Geltolfing then came to her husband Jobst von Perlichingen (who appears in the country tables in 1510 and 1525). In 1551 his son Hans Christoph received the ducal fiefdom. In 1562 a letter of fief was issued for his underage sons. In 1567 the widow of Hans Christoph lived in the castle. In 1583 their sons sold it to their brother-in-law Hans Eberhard and his brother Hans Georg von Closen zu Arnstorf . From 1585 there is a feudal letter for Hans Georg von Closen and for the son of Hans Eberhard von Closen , who has since died , Hans Christoph. In 1599, the heirs of Hans Eberhard von Closen , three daughters in addition to the son, are named here. In 1609, besides the Close, the Lords of Tanberg are also mentioned.

After the death of Hans Christoph von Closen , Geltolfing fell back to the sovereign. This handed over the fief to the Maxlrainer . In 1621 Wolf Wilhelm , Heinrich Georg , Wolf Veit and Johannes von Mäxlrain issued the fiefdom lapel . This family remained in the possession of Geltolfing until 1734. After the death of the last Maxlrainer, Baron Lerchenfeld tried on Aham , who was related by marriage to the Maxlrains, to come into possession of Geltolfing, but this was denied him by Elector Max Joseph . Geltolfing was administered by a feudal provost until 1762, then it was awarded to Count Joseph Ferdinand Maria von Salern , followed in 1801 by Max Graf von Salern .

Count Joseph von Salern with Maximilian III. Joseph of Bavaria

Building history and today's form

Geltofing Castle after an engraving by Michael Wening from 1721

According to architectural studies, the Geltolfing Castle goes back to a stately castle complex from the 13th century, the structure of which is still largely contained in the current castle. Thus, today's eastern wing formed the Palas , which is largely preserved until the eaves. At the southern tip of the plant the rose dungeon , which was not renewed after a fire in 1600 the roof truss above the roof. The south-west wing, which has also been preserved, and a surrounding wall, together with a gate structure that no longer exists, completed the complex.

The castle appears on the copper engraving by Michael Wening from 1721 as an ensemble protected by a moat on an artificially created island. The church of St. Peter was also included in the complex through a branch of the moat .

After the granting of fief to Count Joseph von Salern, the gate building was renewed together with a north-west wing in 1777/1778 and the castle was redesigned into today's palace. In many places there are extensive wall paintings from the time of origin under later layers of paint. Many of the original windows and doors have also been preserved.

Since then, the castle has been a four-wing, two-storey pond complex with an inner courtyard equipped with arcades. The entrance gate is on the west corner, and an arched bridge leads across the moat. A baroque roof gable rises in the middle of the north-west wing. In a round arch niche underneath there is a stone figure of the Archangel Michael from the Rococo period . The entrance gate is arched in a basket , with bay windows above it . The inner courtyard is characterized by an arcade on the ground floor with finely detailed arched windows on the upper floor.

The castle is privately owned. The building is currently in danger of collapsing and is emergency secured.

literature

• Wolfgang Freundorfer: Straubing. District court, Rentkastenamt and city. (= Historical Atlas of Bavaria, part of Old Bavaria. Issue 32). Commission for Bavarian History, Michael Lassleben Verlag, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-7696-9879-7 , pp. 253-259.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saulburger
2. ↑ Maxlrain, noble family

Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 17.3 "  N , 12 ° 36 ′ 34.8"  E