Roggenstein Castle

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Ruins of the Roggenstein Castle

The second castle or palace square in the town of Roggenstein , today part of the Upper Palatinate town of Vohenstrauß , is called Schloss Roggenstein (Muglhofer Strasse 11 and 13). It concerns two objects, the medieval castle ruin Roggenstein and the early modern castle . The site is protected as soil monument number D-3-6339-0017 as "medieval castle ruins and the early modern castle Roggenstein". From the ruin become Burg four upright side walls are provided, also a downwardly extending annular trench and part of a tower; the so-called "Schlösschen" (former manor) below has been preserved and is currently (2019) being renovated.

Site plan of the two castles and the “Schlösschen” in Roggenstein

history

After the Rakkendorfer gave away their old house in the south of the village of Rakkendorf to the Waldsassen monastery , they built a new castle in the northern part of the village. In 1341 Johann Dreswitz and his son bought this northern part and handed over the previously free property of the Rakkendorfer to the Luxembourg king Johann von Böhmen ; he “gave” them 160 shock Bohemian groschen in return . These historical ownership conditions live on to this day, because the children in the south of Roggenstein (the former Hofmark) call themselves "Hofmakla" and mock the children living in the north as "Böimakla".

In 1382 March Drewitz sold his castle with affiliations to the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg around 1700 fl , the approval of the Bohemian crown was granted. Next, Götz der Zenger , the court master of the Leuchtenbergers, bought this castle in 1399 for 600 Hungarian guilders . In 1404 Niklas von Stein acquired this northern part of Roggenstein for 1000 Hungarian guilders, in 1419 he also bought the southern part, so that the whole of Rakkendorf was now in one hand. The barons of Stein also claimed high jurisdiction against the Leuchtenbergers . In order to reinforce their claim, they arrested two women accused of wizardry. Thereupon the Landgrave Johann IV advanced with some Landsassen against Rakkendorf and partially destroyed the castle. Then rose Wilhelm von Stein complaint with the government in Amberg , since it is a free reign over Rakkendorf have and do here and could have what he wanted. The Leuchtenberg keeper Schrenk von Pfreimd , on the other hand, stated that the Rakkenstein Castle was a Bohemian fiefdom and the Old House, i.e. the southern part of Rakkenstein , a landgrave's fiefdom. He was thus right, and the attempt to intervene with the Palatinate government in Heidelberg did not bring Baron von Stein any success. As a result of these processes, an economic decline set in, and Mathes von Stein , Wilhelm's son , had to sell his possessions and ultimately Rakkenstein himself in 1543. Thomas von Reitzenstein acted as buyer, but died after a year. Then the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg took over Rakkenstein. The Thomas had made only a down payment for the purchase and there were 3000 fl open. Mathes von Stein tried to pay the outstanding sum, but had little luck with the landgrave and died impoverished in Gaisheim .

Coat of arms of the Lords of Nankenreuth in Siebmacher's book of arms

The next knight Walther von Habsberg , Reich Commissioner and Pfennigmeister of Regensburg , acquired the estate on December 28, 1543. He began to rebuild the destroyed castle, introduced the evangelical religion into his rule and also appointed an evangelical preacher. Landgrave Georg , who remained Catholic, complained bitterly to Emperor Charles V that he had brought his rear inmates to the “new sect”. Because of the increasing difficulties Habsberg left his manor in 1557. After his departure, the Hofmark Rackenstein became the seat of the judges of the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg. Due to debts, the Leuchtenbergers handed over the judge's office and the court mark to Sigmund von Nankenreuth . He was followed between 1579 and 1584 by Joachim von Kindsberg , who was also a Landsasse in Franconia . He was followed by Sebastian von Giech , who was also from Franconia and who came into conflict with the landgraves several times. At the beginning of the Thirty Years War he had failed to deliver the taxes demanded by the Mansfeld troops . As a result, they attacked Leuchtenberg , Giech fled from Leuchtenberg to Rackenstein. The angry Landgrave had him thrown into prison and wanted to take Rackenstein away from him, at the request of his wife Martha, née. von Leiblfing , the judgment could be averted. Giech even managed to become bailiff of the Leuchtenberg estates of Grünsfeld in the Baden region.

After the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg died out, their property came to the Wittelsbach family in 1646 , and Grünsfeld returned to the Würzburg Monastery. The subsequent Duke Albrecht VI. handed over the local property and other things (such as Prunn Castle in Altmühltal) to General Georg von Truckmiller (Druckmüller) , who had rendered outstanding services to the defense of the Upper Palatinate. He had Rackenstein administered by a farm farmer, but was able to obtain approval as a Bohemian fiefdom. After his death, his wife and three daughters inherited his property. One of the daughters married Baron Christoph von Seiboldsdorf and in 1692 they moved into the long uninhabited castle. In 1738 Johann Friedrich von Eberz , keeper of Weiden in the Upper Palatinate and Parkstein and owner of Pechofen , bought Gut Roggenstein. This family managed the estate including the hammer mill for three generations . The next one was Adam von Eberz , also a carer in Weiden. He was married to Franziska von Podewils and they had three sons. Heinrich Wilhelm studied law and did military service; In 1803 he paid off his brothers and took over as captain Rackenstein. His youngest brother came off the road in 1804 while driving home from a New Year's Eve party with the von Lilien family in Waldau and froze to death. The second son Johann Baptist was a battalion adjutant in Weiden and moved to Nahositz near Klattau , where the family also owned property, but returned to Roggenstein. The sons Heinrich Wilhelm von Eberz and Johann Baptist von Eberz followed in Roggenstein ; Both were married to schmaustdaughters, the Schmaus were an established blacksmith family in the Upper Palatinate. William of Eberz was 1809 court master of a Patrimonialgerichts II. Class on the local 69 land-owning tenants . One of his peculiarities was that he disregarded the marriage ban for people without real estate. This caused a large influx of poor people willing to marry. After the death of Heinrich Wilhelm von Eberz , the local lower jurisdiction was abandoned and in 1841 the district court of Vohenstrauß was added. Johann Baptist von Eberz had several sons; the son Anton went blind on a hunt that the Baron von Hirschberg had organized in Muglberg, the other died at the age of 34. Johann Baptist had a total of 13 children, of which two daughters and two sons survived. He moved to Vohenstrauss with a daughter and the blind Anton , where he died in 1863. His daughter followed him a year later, his son married the forester's daughter von Roggenstein and died in the forester's house at the age of 86. The other daughter Therese was married to the vet Seidenschwanz von Vohenstrauss. The son Max von Eberz lived as a district court director in Augsburg . His two sons Maximilian († 1921 in Leipzig as a lawyer) and Paul had also studied law.

By Johann Baptist von Eberz 1859 acquired as the next John of Grafstein the 1200 Tagwerk comprehensive manor to smash it.

"Schlösschen" or "Schlössl" in Roggenstein
Taubenkobel in front of the "Schlössl" in Roggenstein

"Schlössl"

On " Peter and Pauls Day" in 1818 (June 29th) a pillar was removed during the renovation of the already dilapidated castle, which led to the collapse of part of the castle. Johann Baptist von Eberz then converted the farm yard below into a residential building that still exists today. In 1861 a Voith who was married to Franziska , daughter of Johann Baptist , bought the farm with brewery (built around 1720, then an inn with brewing rights and brandy rights), the castle ruins, the moat, fields and forest property. This "Schlössl" is now a two-wing hipped roof building with a pigeon pigeon in front of it (built around 1900).

In 2016, Benedikt Malzer from Oberviechtach bought the ensemble, which had been vacant for ten years, from Siegfried Wolf from Störnstein and wants to bring the building, which is in dire need of renovation, to life.

literature

  • Therese Thonn-Wolf: 700 years: Rackendorf - Rackenstein - Roggenstein. In What our homeland tells us - local history supplement of the Oberpfälzer Nachrichten, No. 6 from June 1972 and No. 7 from July 1972.
  • City of Vohenstrauß (Ed.): Vohenstrauß in the course of time: local history on the history of the city on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of its first mention 1378 - 1978. Vohenstrauß 1978, pp. 49–57.

Web links

Commons : Roggenstein (Vohenstrauß)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vohenstrauss's list of monuments
  2. ↑ The Thirty Years' War in personal reports, chronicles and reports: Druckmüller von Mühlburg, Georg, Freiherr zu Prunn, Herr zu Roggenstein
  3. ↑ Neuer Herr im Schlössl , in Onetz from February 11, 2016

Coordinates: 49 ° 38 ′ 30.2 "  N , 12 ° 15 ′ 55.3"  E