Laubach Castle

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Laubach Castle
Castle of the Counts of Solms-Laubach seen from the castle park

Castle of the Counts of Solms-Laubach seen from the castle park

Creation time : from 13th century
Castle type : residence
Standing position : Imperial Count
Place: Laubach
Geographical location 50 ° 32 '39.5 "  N , 8 ° 59' 30.7"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 32 '39.5 "  N , 8 ° 59' 30.7"  E

The Laubach Castle in Laubach , Hesse , consists in its present form of three partial structures that are interlocked in the shape of a horseshoe. Of the four formerly well-fortified round towers , later provided with baroque domes, three still exist. The castle is used and managed by the Counts of Solms-Laubach as their residence.

history

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Laubach was first mentioned in 786 in the register of possessions of the Hersfeld monastery . From this the Lords of Hagen-Münzenberg received the Laubach Vogtei as a fief. A castle with a round keep (gate or clock tower) was integrated into the fortifications in the 13th century. In 1255, as a result of the Munzenberg inheritance, the Lords of Hanau took the place of the Munzenbergs, followed by the Counts of Falkenstein . They bought the castle and began building strong fortifications in 1341, but they could only be completed in 1559. In 1418 the castle came to the Counts of Solms .

In 1475 Count Kuno von Solms received permission from Emperor Friedrich III. to further fortify the castle and the town of Laubach. The formerly well-fortified round towers were rebuilt in 1533 by the Lich master builder Wolff Werner. In 1548 a line to Solms-Laubach branched off to this day, which still exists today . The complex, which was expanded into a residence, was completed in 1559 under Friedrich Magnus zu Solms-Laubach , who was the first Solms man to have his permanent residence in Laubach, and it was expanded and expanded into a castle in the 16th and 18th centuries.

literature

  • Georg Ulrich Großmann : Central and South Hesse: Lahntal, Taunus, Rheingau, Wetterau, Frankfurt and Maintal, Kinzig, Vogelsberg, Rhön, Bergstrasse and Odenwald. DuMont, Cologne 1995, ISBN 3-7701-2957-1 (= DuMont art travel guide ), pp. 140f.
  • Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3. Edition. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , p. 302.
  • Rolf Müller (Ed.): Palaces, castles, old walls. Published by the Hessendienst der Staatskanzlei, Wiesbaden 1990, ISBN 3-89214-017-0 , p. 228f.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Laubach  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Family & History. In: schloss-laubach.de. Retrieved September 20, 2012 .