Kling Castle

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The electoral castle Kling after an engraving by Michael Wening from 1721

The defunct Kling Castle was the center of one of the largest old Bavarian regional courts and was located in the Kling district of today's Babensham municipality in the Rosenheim district of Bavaria (Kling 35).

history

Little is known of the medieval Kling Castle. A Walter von Kling appears around 1070 as Vogt of the Ebersberg Monastery . From his marriage to a Hemma another Walther († before 1115) emerged, the last of the Counts of Kling. Kling must be viewed as an allodial county, since with the name of Kling a castle must be seen as the center of his dominion. The last Count von Kling was descended on his mother's side from the Count of Andechs-Dießen ; therefore, after Walther's death, it can be concluded that he inherited this family, after which the Counts of Wasserburg are the lords of Kling. Count Konrad von Wasserburg was the last of his line. In 1247 he had been driven from his estates by the dukes of Bavaria in the battle between the emperor and the pope; The takeover by the Wittelsbach family only became legally effective in 1259 after the death of Konrad. As early as 1266, Kling Castle was the seat of a ducal district judge by the name of Walther; further district judges were Friedrich der Kienberger (1335), Konrad Türndl (1356), Konrad Brand (1363), Peter Schreiber (1373) and Stephan Kitzinger (1416). The existence of the castle Kling also comes from the 1278/80 drafted Bavarian Urbar out that the fief of the Dean of Schnaitsee cites as an object of exchange for the gardens to Klingenberg ( castro Chlingenperch ). The Bavarian documents of division of 1310 and 1392 list Chlingenperch diu Purch , Kling fell to the Munich line of the Wittelsbach family . A reconstruction of the Veste Kling was carried out on the occasion of the takeover of the castle by the Bavarian dukes in 1343; Emperor Ludwig der Bayer granted the monasteries Rott , Attel and Seeon as well as the provost of Vogtareuth tax exemption for the services involved in the construction of the curtain wall .

Realistic model of the castle in the Stadtmuseum Wasserburg am Inn

For Kling, nurses have been recorded with Rudolf von Schärffenberg since 1301. In the Bavarian Herzogsurbar there is also talk of tower guards. In 1363 Heinrich von Amerang was a carer here. The most important nurse was Zacharias von Hogenrain, Truchseß of the Tegernsee monastery , who had the hospital for the Holy Spirit built in Wasserburg am Inn .

In 1395, Duke Stephan of Bavaria pledged the castle and court of Kling to Wernhart dem Seiboldsdorfer , keeper of Landshut . The redemption took place before 1400.

In 1540, Duke Wilhelm von Bayern entrusted the care and court of Wasserburg and Kling to his brother-in-law, Count Wolf zu Oetting , and his wife, a Margravine of Baden, for life . In 1718 Countess Ursula von Törring-Jettenbach was the owner of the care of Kling, in 1799 Theresia Countess von Lodron . In 1729, the care was taken care of by a Commenda of the St. George Knight Order and each by a knight.

In the first half of the 16th century, in 1543 under Duke Wilhelm IV , Kling Castle was converted into a sovereign hunting lodge. Count Wolfgang von Oettingen, who was in charge of the castle and its maintenance, developed a wealth of building activity here. As can be proven from the building applications from the 18th century, the building was divided into the actual castle, the court clerk's, Oberjäger and Eisenamt house and a tavern below the castle.

During the War of the Spanish Succession , the castle was occupied by imperial troops in 1704/05, and the grounds were destroyed. In 1788 the castle was damaged by a lightning strike, in 1797 the prince's wing was demolished due to the risk of landslides. After the Kling nursing court was dissolved in 1799, the Kling and Trostberg courts were amalgamated on August 22, 1803 and the joint seat moved to Obing ; as the buildings there did not meet the requirements, the court was moved to Trostberg in 1808 .

Kling Castle was demolished between 1804 and 1834. In the 19th century, residential buildings were built on the castle grounds.

  • photos

  • Castle wall of Kling Castle

  • Support pillars from Kling Castle

  • Support pillars from Kling Castle

  • Memorial plaque at Kling Castle

  • Song of praise by Michael Wening for Kling

Schloss Kling once and now

Kling was once a large hilltop castle in a spur location . As the engraving by Michael Wening from 1721 shows, the Renaissance castle was a four-wing complex with small watch towers at the corners and a larger tower inside the castle courtyard. A chapel was built into the southern prince's wing. In front of it were two longitudinal buildings, which with connecting walls formed a closed forecourt. The castle was protected by a moat that was spanned by a bridge.

Only small remains of the once impressive complex have survived. 1976–1980 the retaining wall on the south side of the former castle was exposed. On the south wall there is now an information board on the history of the castle, including a board with a praise by Michael Wening (1721) about one of the most beautiful landscapes . The ruins are freely accessible.

literature

  • Michael W. Weithmann: Inventory of the castles of Upper Bavaria . 3rd revised and expanded edition. Published by the district of Upper Bavaria, Munich 1995, pp. 231–236.
  • Tertulina Burkhard: Landgerichte Wasserburg and Kling. (= Historical Atlas of Bavaria, part of Old Bavaria, issue 15). Michael Laßleben publisher, Munich 1965.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Kling  - Collection of images
  • Entry on Kling in the private database "Alle Burgen".

Coordinates: 48 ° 4 ′ 20.4 "  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 49.3"  E