Mainberg Castle

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Mainberg Castle from the opposite bank of the Main near Sennfeld
Gatehouse

Mainberg Castle is located in Mainberg near Schweinfurt in Lower Franconia .

location

Mainberg Castle is located on the Schweinfurt Mainbogen , 4 km east of the city center of Schweinfurt, above the village of Mainberg, a district of the municipality of Schonungen . The castle is located above the Main , on the edge of the Mainberger Schlossberg vineyard belonging to the Franconian wine-growing region .

history

13th Century

Mainberg Castle was originally just a place of protection and defense in the form of a tower, which is still standing today. It is estimated that it was built in AD 900–1000. At that time there was still talk of Mainberg Castle. After a number of extensions, it was only called a castle from 1394. Mainberg Castle was first mentioned in 1245 and was owned by the Count von Wildberg .

1305–1542: Counts of Henneberg

Engraving by Matthäus Merian in the Topographia Franconiae (1656)

In 1305 it belonged to Count von Henneberg-Schleusingen , Berthold VII the Wise. In the years 1480 to 1486, the widow of Count Wilhelm III. von Henneberg-Schleusingen , Duchess Margarethe von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1451–1509), expanded the castle in its current form with the three gables as a widow's seat by the Heidelberg builder Philipp von Hoestätt. At that time it was the second largest manorial seat in Mainfranken after the Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg .

In the Peasants' War in 1525, it was partially destroyed. In 1542 Mainberg came with the entire Mainberg office in exchange for the city of Meiningen from the Counts of Henneberg-Schleusingen to the Bishop of Würzburg ( Conrad III of Bibra ). After the secularization , the owners changed several times. In the course of time the castle underwent many additions and alterations until the castle got its present form. Mainberg Castle was the administrative seat of the Henneberg and later the Würzburg office of Mainberg. The settlement to which the castle name was transferred was built under the protection of the old castle, squeezed between the river and the mountainside and in the narrow, incised Meerbach valley , which flows into the Main there.

1822–1901: Wilhelm Sattler and descendants

In 1822 the manufacturer Wilhelm Sattler had the now dilapidated castle restored and the rooms furnished in a historicist style. He expanded the already considerable art collection. With his death the castle came on the market. The art treasures were auctioned off at a sensational auction from October 29 to November 2, 1901 in Rudolph Lepke ’s Art Auctions House in Berlin . This included six sculptures by Tilman Riemenschneider and Gothic glass paintings.

1902–1915: Alexander Erbslöh and Johannes Müller

The factory owner Alexander Erbslöh (1854–1917) acquired Mainberg Castle in 1902 and made it available to the theologian Johannes Müller as a “sanctuary for personal life”

In 1902 the castle was acquired by the factory owner Alexander Erbslöh , who lived on the Wasserburg Haus Rauental near Barmen , in order to make it available to the writer and Protestant theologian Johannes Müller as a "sanctuary for personal life". After Elsa von Michael, geb. Haniel and later Countess von Waldersee , who had Elmau Castle built for Müller and his movement and when he moved there, Mainberg Castle also served as a military hospital and rest home at the beginning of the First World War.

1915–1954: Privy Councilor Ernst Sachs and Consul Willy Sachs

In 1915 it was sold to the entrepreneur Ernst Sachs , who had the interiors completely remodeled by Franz Rank in the style of the time. The historic and late romantic interior has largely been preserved and represents a total work of art that is unique in Bavaria in terms of quality and time. Gunter Sachs was born in Mainburg Castle in 1932 . His father Willy Sachs sold the property in 1954.

1954–1960: Wilhelm Heger

Wilhelm Heger , a hair tonic manufacturer, acquired the castle in 1954 and used it as company headquarters. In December 1957 and on the subsequent appeal hearing, he was sentenced to two years in prison for fraud. Countless people felt deceived by Heger's hair lotion and orders dried up. For the architectural monument Schloss Mainberg, Heger's early insolvency led to a crisis. In the autumn of 1960, the state tried to pay off part of Heger's tax debts by auctioning the castle inventory.

1961–1982: City of Schweinfurt

Auction through the city without a clear usage concept. There were various uses, including a. Educational facility, museum ( Graf Luxburg collection ), hotel and restaurant planned, but none of them was implemented.

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1982–2005: Gerhard Eichhorn and Erben

A Schweinfurt entrepreneur.

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Since 2005: Renate Ludwig

Mainberg Castle in 2005

The real estate agent Renate Ludwig acquired the castle in 2005 together with two business partners for 550,000 euros. The latter left after a short time, so that Ludwig became the sole owner. It initially continued the gastronomy concept pursued under Eichhorn . In 2007 the castle served as a film set for an episode of the crime series Pfarrer Braun with Ottfried Fischer ( The legacy of Junkersdorf ). Since 2006, water stains have been visible on the gable front in the area of ​​the gutters, which steadily increased in the following years. Due to static problems, the Schweinfurt district office cordoned off a large area of ​​the outer bailey in 2010. In December 2011, District Administrator Leitherer declared publicly for the first time that the outer bailey could "already no longer be saved". Due to the lack of fire protection devices, the Schweinfurt District Office prohibited any use until further notice. In the spring of 2011, stones broke out of the northern kennel wall. In 2012, mold formation was visible in several places due to frozen pipes and moisture penetration. In the Lucretienzimmer, the parquet had to be removed due to dry rot. After almost three years of preparation, the Staib architects' office (Würzburg) began a thorough investigation of the structural condition in May 2016. During this time, local and national media reported repeatedly about the worrying state of the castle. In November 2017, Bayerischer Rundfunk announced that the owner of Schloss Mainberg would like to sell. The Free State of Bavaria approved around 2 million euros in 2017 to 2020 for emergency safety measures, with the total necessary renovation costs estimated at 20 million. In May 2018 the "Förderverein Schloss Mainberg eV" was founded, which is dedicated to the preservation and sustainable use of the monument, as well as monument preservation activities in the village of Mainberg.

Movies

  • Officials, millionaires, restaurateurs: Mainberg Castle. Documentary, 30 min., Bayerischer Rundfunk . A film by Wolfgang Schramm, broadcast on October 3, 2016.
  • A fairytale castle is falling into disrepair. The misery of Mainberg. Video report, 10:21 min. A film by Peter Solfrank for the Bayerischer Rundfunk program "Between Spessart und Karwendel", broadcast on October 24, 2015. ( Video on YouTube )

literature

  • Thomas Horling, Uwe Müller (ed.): Princes & Industrialists. Mainberg Castle in eight centuries. (= Publications of the historical association Schweinfurt. New series, Volume 8; at the same time Mainfränkische Studien. Volume 80). Schweinfurt 2011, ISBN 978-3-88778-360-0 .
  • Thomas Horling: Mainberg Castle in eight centuries. Prince's seat and industrial villa. In: ARX. Castles and palaces in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. Vol. 35, no. 2, 2013, ISSN  0394-0624 , pp. 3-9.
  • Erich Schneider : Artists of the 19th century discover Mainberg Castle near Schweinfurt (XIII. Series: New Year's Leaves) . Wikomm Verlag, Stegaurach 2015, ISBN 978-3866520516
  • Wilhelm Sattler : The old Mainberg Castle near Schweinfurt and its earlier residents. Schweinfurt 1836 ( digitized in the internet archive )
  • Anton Rahrbach, Jörg Schöffl, Otto Schramm: Palaces and fortresses in Lower Franconia. A complete representation of all palaces, manors, castles and ruins in the Lower Franconian independent cities and districts. Hofmann Verlag, Nuremberg 2002, ISBN 3-87191-309-X , pp. 114–115.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Mainberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Topographia Franconiae: Meynberg  - Sources and full texts
Wikisource: Industry and romance in the most beautiful association  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Horling: Mainberg Castle in Eight Centuries. Prince's seat and industrial villa. In: ARX. Castles and palaces in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. Vol. 35, No. 2, 2013, pp. 3–9.
  2. ^ Daniela Harbeck-Barthel: Unearthed from the archive: As a "bald king" in your own castle. , accessed July 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Barrier fence at the castle slows down the grape harvest. In: Schweinfurter Tagblatt. Edition of September 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ Schloss Mainberg: outer bailey is "irredeemably lost". In: Schweinfurter Tagblatt. Edition of December 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ Nothing works in the castle at first. In: Schweinfurter Tagblatt. Issued January 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ Norbert Steiche: refurbishment work: Castle Mainberg gets framework. In: BR.de. November 28, 2018, archived from the original on June 14, 2018 .;
  7. ↑ Sales offer Schloss Mainberg. In: IIM.de. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Castle Mainberg: Marodes property saved with Notsicherungen. In: BR.de. October 29, 2019, accessed August 31, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Friends' association works on lock rescue. In: mainpost.de. May 4, 2018, accessed August 31, 2020 .
  10. ^ Bailiffs, millionaires, restaurateurs: Mainberg Castle. In: Programm.ARD.de. October 3, 2016, accessed February 22, 2018 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 25.6 ″  N , 10 ° 17 ′ 22.9 ″  E