Loham Castle

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Loham Castle
Coat of arms of Mariaposching with the insignia of Schrenck von Notzing

The Loham Castle is located in the same district of the Lower Bavarian community Mariaposching in the district of Straubing-Bogen (Schloßstraße 2).

history

In 1252, a Perchtold and an Eberhard von Loham ( de Lahaim ) were first mentioned as witnesses for the Abbot Hermann von Niederaltaich . Later named Ulrikus der Loheimer (1317), Hainrich von Lohaim (1334), Hans von Loheim (1366), Richter zu Mitterfels and Paul Lohaimer (1375).

In 1452 the castle in Loham was owned by Hans Hell and in 1465 by the von Aus family and subsequently the Keckh family. In 1499 Hanns the Paulsdorfer is based here.

Loham formed a Hofmark in the district court of Mitterfels, which also included goods in Hundldorf, Aicha, Moos, Waltendorf and Mariaposching. In 1698 the goods of David Freiherr von Wagner zu Sarntheim were transferred to Count Anton von Montfort. In 1719 Ignaz Freiherr von Schrenck von Notzing found himself the owner of Loham. The family's coat of arms (a black arrow on a silver sloping bar) in the coat of arms of Mariaposching still reminds of the family .

The property came through the widow Maria Magdalena, born von Neuching, to Johann Anton Joseph Freiherrn von Armansperg . Loham shared the ownership history of Egg Castle until 1882 . In 1769 the Hofmark Loham was still owned by Count Armannsberg. He was followed by Count Joseph Felix Ferdinand von Armansperg. At the beginning of the 19th century he wanted to create a local court based in Loham Castle from his property in Loham, but this could not be carried out. In 1818, however, a second class patrimonial court in Loham was set up for Joseph Ludwig Graf von Armansperg in the Deggendorf district court . In 1830 this was merged with the Egg Patrimonial Court . On April 7, 1848, Count Armannberg renounced the patrimonial jurisdiction of Loham-Egg. In 1873 ownership passed to Count Konrad von Preysing and then remained in the possession of the Preysing von Moos family.

Loham Castle after an engraving by Michael Wening from 1721

Loham Castle then and now

A tower hill castle used to stand here . In the course of the 16th century, a moated castle was built, which was completely renewed in 1723. The engraving by Michael Wening from 1721 shows a four-story building with a gable roof and some dormers . Two chimneys are designed as roof turrets. In addition to the residential building, the St. Valentin Castle Chapel (built around 1714) can be seen, which is attached to the southeast corner. Both are protected by a not too high wall and a moat. Outside the complex you can see farm buildings and a fenced-in palace park with a fountain from which a water fountain rises.

The moat was leveled around 1900. The castle is privately owned and is not open to the public. Even today, the multi-storey main building is square with a tent roof . The chapel has a baroque onion dome .

literature

  • Wolfgang Freundorfer: Straubing. Regional court, Rentkastenamt and city (p. 200 and others). (= Historical Atlas of Bavaria, part of Old Bavaria, issue 32). Commission for Bavarian History, Verlag Michael Lassleben, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-7696-9879-7 .

Web links

Commons : Loham Castle  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georg Müller: Egg Castle and its owners. Verlag M. Renner, Deggendorf 1885, p. 31.

Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 31.6 "  N , 12 ° 48 ′ 12.4"  E