Ränkam Castle

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Ränkam Castle ( Reinkam ) after an engraving by Michael Wening from 1721

The Ränkam Castle is located in the district of the same name in the Upper Palatinate town of Furth im Wald in the Cham district of Bavaria (Hauptstrasse 28).

history

Ränkam is first mentioned in a document in 1224. The name of the village changed from Raeichaim (1240), Reincheim (1270), Ranckham (1434), Ränckheym (1651), Ränckhamb to today's Ränkam (1851).

Ränkam is only listed as Hofmark in the country table dating from 1570 . Apparently this Hofmark was formed by a division of Arnschwang into the Fuchs family . In the tax book of 1577, Ränkam, Ried (near Gleißenberg ), Döbersing and Reisach (the latter are now districts of the municipality Weiding ) are listed as pertinence of the Hofmark Arnschwang of Hans Christoph Fuchs . In 1594 Christoph Albrecht Fuchs sold the estate to his sister, the widow of Ludwig von Eyb . Hans Wilhelm Fuchs , who was married to an emergency , exchanged the Hofmark from his widow for Gut Püdensdorf . In 1631 Hans Albrecht von Dandorff is the local owner. In 1636, a lawsuit for Rainkam between Hans Heinrich Nothphia zu Wiesenfelden and Hans Albrecht von Dandorff is pending before the Cham district court. In the meantime, Hans Christoff Fuchs is sitting on the estate. This can continue to be owned here because of the waiver of emergency disposal. After that, Rainkam must have passed to a Franz Großschedel . From this Johann Christian von und zu Hautzenberg acquires the Hofmark. His son sold it in 1702 first to Franz Siegmund von Reisner , but then to Johann Baptist Walser von Syrenburg , caretaker and border captain to Fürth. In 1709, Maximilian Philipp von Wildenau followed on Kaufweg, followed by Count Johann Nepomuk von Törring-Jettenbach in 1715 . Maximilian Prokop von Toerring-Jettenbach succeeds him . He was the master of Falkenstein, Arnschwang and Ränkam and was appointed to the Privy Council by Emperor Karl VII Albrecht for his services as a silver treasurer and was appointed to the Privy Council by Elector Max III. Joseph 1761 to the real secret council.

In 1801 Baron von Völderndorff-Warade acquired the Hofmark on Kolmberg . In 1815 he submitted the application for a second class patrimonial court together with Arnschwang and Kolmberg. In 1821 the Ministry of the Interior authorizes him to set up a first class patrimonial court. In 1826 Ränkam is administered by the lawyer for the creditors of the previous owner. In 1832, Ränkam and its jurisdiction are acquired by the state and the land belonging to it is sold to farmers. The place became a patrimonial community with the places Ränkam, Rußmühle, Kühberg, Waradein, Deglberg, Ziegelhütte, Ried and Grabitz. In the course of the regional reform, the municipality of Ränkam joined the municipality of Furth im Wald on January 1, 1972.

Ränkam Castle then and now

As you can see in the engraving by Michael Wening from 1720, the castle was a two-storey building with a plaster structure standing on the street. The castle was enclosed by a simple wooden fence. An onion dome can be seen behind it , although it is not clear whether this belongs to the castle or to the earlier castle church. A conspicuously rotated lantern column stands in front of the castle. In addition, agricultural buildings can be seen, with an arched gate leading to the castle courtyard.

Trinity Church in Rainkam

Today parts of the castle in the Ränkam beneficiary house are still preserved. The Catholic Church of Trinity also contains parts of the former castle, so the choir of the church is the former castle chapel. This was built under Johann Christoph von und zu Hauzenberg in 1686, the donated Simplex Beneficium dates from 1726. The church was rebuilt and expanded in 1860 using part of the old castle. The current chancel dates from the 18th century, the nave to the east is a modern building.

literature

  • Max Piendl: The Cham district court (pp. 45–46). (= Historical Atlas of Bavaria, part of Altbayern booklet 8). Commission for Bavarian History, Michael Lassleben Verlag, Munich 1955.

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Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 34.4 "  N , 12 ° 47 ′ 31.7"  E