Raitenbuch Castle

Image of the Raitenbucher's former Hofmark Palace

The remains of the listed Raitenbuch Castle are located in the eponymous district of the Upper Palatinate Markt Hohenfels in the Neumarkt district in the Upper Palatinate of Bavaria (Schloßstraße 11).

history

Soon after 1200, a family of ministers named after Raitenbuch appeared in Raitenbuch . Previously, the seat of the Regensburg Hochstiftministerialen of the Raitenbucher together with the high court had been moved from Hausraitenbuch to Hohenfels .

In 1230 a knight was called "Dietrich von Raitenbuch" there. In 1242 "Reinboto von Raitenbuch" witnessed a contract between the bishopric and the margrave Berthold von Vohburg-Hohenburg . In 1253 a Dietrich von Raitenbuch appeared again at the peace treaty between Bishop Albert of Regensburg and the dukes Ludwig and Heinrich . In 1267 Friedrich von Raitenbuch witnessed an exchange of goods between Bishop Leo and Konrad von Hohenfels. In 1269 Friedrich von Raitenbuch testified to the original feud between the bishop and the Hohenfelser. Friedrich von Raitenbuch was enfeoffed by the Hochstift with the inheritance office. This was confirmed to him in a letter of judgment by Duke Ludwig, which was a first step towards the release of the Raitenbucher from the employment relationship with the diocese of Regensburg.

In 1331, Emperor Ludwig awarded Heinrich von Raitenbuch as a reward for his loyal service the court market justice for his seat in Kallmünz and in Raitenbuch. This award was based on an obviously fake document from the year 1180, in the already Duke Otto I the Ruprecht of Raitenbuch the Hofmarksrecht should have given. The fact that Raitenbuch was part of the Bavarian rulership was confirmed by the new privileges. Since the middle of the 14th century, Raitenbuchers were often in the service of Wittelsbach. Heinrich von Raitenbuch was judge in Velburg in 1354 , Wilhelm von Raitenbuch was district judge in Hirschberg in 1370 and Vogt of the Kastl monastery in 1362 . An Ulrich von Raitenbuch was in the service of Duke Ludwig against Duke Johann at the beginning of the 15th century .

At the beginning of the 15th century Heinrich von Raitenbuch sold half of his Veste Raitenbuch to Count Palatine Johann von Neunburg-Neumarkt , who in 1422 loaned Ulrich von Raitenbuch with it. Hans von Raitenbuch received half of the Hofmark back from Christoph von Pfalz-Neumarkt for free . Since the beginning of the 16th century, the Raitenbuch appeared again increasingly in the service of the Hochstift Regensburg, so Wilhelm von Raitenbuch was chairman of the court court of the Hochstift in 1502 and caretaker on Donaustauf in 1510 . Wilhelm's grandson, Ulrich von Raitenbuch, sold Hofmark to Katharina von Parsberg , the widow of Haug von Parsberg , in 1562 after the childless death of his wife . Raitenbuch sold this to Wolf Haller, councilor from the Electoral Palatinate, in 1572. This led to disputes about the sovereign rulers between Palatinate-Neuburg and the Electoral Palatinate , ultimately Raitenbuch remained with the Electoral Palatinate. In 1628 the Hofmark was given to Count Tilly. In 1642 and again in 1674 a Johann Christoph Haller appeared in the Upper Palatinate Landsassenmatrikel .

In 1693 the Hofmark became the property of the Regensburg Cathedral Chapter. This lasted until the secularization of 1803. In 1806 Raitenbuch was subordinated to the Parsberg district court.

Commemorative plaque for the demolition of the Hofmarkschloss Raitenbuch in 1977

Raitenbuch Castle today

Small remains of the wall of the former Hofmark Palace of the Raitenbuch family have been preserved. The medieval seat was demolished in 1606; last parts of the old castle were demolished in 1977 by the municipality. At the place of the Hofmarkschloss there is now a playground.

literature

• Manfred Jehle: Parsberg. Nursing offices Hemau, Laaber, Beratzhausen (Ehrenfels), Lupburg, Velburg, Mannritterlehengut Lutzmannstein, offices of Hohenfels, Helfenberg, imperial lords of Breitenegg, Parsberg, office of Hohenburg (pp. 454–458). (= Historical Atlas of Bavaria, part of Altbayern issue 51). Commission for Bavarian History, Verlag Michael Lassleben, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-7696-9916-5 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 49 ° 10 ′ 56.8 ″  N , 11 ° 49 ′ 15.5 ″  E