Söldenau Castle

Söldenau Castle
	Engraving by Michael Wening from 1723.
Alternative name (s):	Säldenau, Saeldenaw, Seilnauw
Creation time :	1320
Castle type :	formerly moated castle
Conservation status:	completely preserved
Standing position :	Knight , Imperial Count
Place:	Soeldenau
Geographical location	48 ° 33 '37.3 " N , 13 ° 12' 54.8" E Coordinates: 48 ° 33 '37.3 " N , 13 ° 12' 54.8" E

Söldenau Castle is a castle built from a moated castle in the Söldenau district of Ortenburg in Bavaria (Germany). As Hofmarkschloss , it was the manor of the Hofmark Söldenau and mostly belonged to the Counts of Ortenburg .

history

The four-wing complex appears for the first time in a document under Schweiker I. Tuschl , Knight of Söldenau. It is believed that the castle was built by him in 1320.

The original name of the castle was Säldenau and is based on the word Silder , which means luck or luck sow . Today's Saldenburg , which was also built by the knights Tuschl in 1368, was named after Söldenau . In 1397, the Tuschl family died out, but Söldenau had already lost their possession.

In Heinrich Tuschl's will in 1376 it is determined that the castle complex and other goods at Bergheim and Pöring will go to Protzk von Wolfenberg and Wilhelm and Stefan the Mautner zu Katzenberg . On December 21, 1378, they sold these properties to the Bavarian dukes Otto , Stephan , Friedrich and Johann . The Bavarian dukes in Söldenau thus became fiefs of the Counts of Ortenburg . On October 12, 1389 Ulrich der Ekker acquired the Söldenau and Rainding fortresses for 15,100 florins (= gulden ). As early as January 20, 1413, his heirs sold Söldenau to the knight Georg Aichberger zu Moos.

As early as 1426 there was an inheritance dispute over the property. Count Heinrich V von Ortenburg had married Ursula von Ecker zu Saldenburg and fought for his inheritance after the death of his father-in-law. It was not only about Söldenau, but also about goods from Saldenburg and Rainding. The first concluding sentence of Duke Johann III. von Niederbayern-Straubing , in which Heinrich was awarded a quarter of the inheritance, was unsuccessful. Another attempt by Duke Heinrich XVI. in 1442 also failed. The dispute was not settled until 1445 when the areas around Saldenburg were sold to the Bavarian duke.

The Aichbergers remained in possession of Söldenau until they died out in 1511. It is believed that the castle complex was sacked in the Landshut War of Succession in 1504, like the nearby Ortenburg. Count Ulrich II von Ortenburg inherited the Hofmark in 1511 through his marriage to Veronika von Aichberg. In the following years there was a dispute about the legacy of the Aichbergs, which included not only Söldenau, but also the county of Hals, as well as the castles and dominions of Moos , Söldenau and Saldenburg, and large debts. The conflict lasted until 1517, when Duke Ludwig X. of Bavaria intervened. This acquired the county of Hals and thus paid off the debt. The remaining goods were then divided among the heirs. Ulrich was awarded the Saldenburg and Söldenau castles along with the associated court stamps.

In 1799 a major renovation took place due to dilapidation, with the castle buildings being converted into a pure brewery. On August 14, 1805, Count Joseph Carl swapped the imperial counties and all Bavarian possessions of the counts, including Söldenau, for the Tambach monastery office , which was derived from secularization assets .

The castle was still inhabited until the mid-1990s. Parts of the palace complex have so far been gradually renovated, but large parts of the palace are still in need of renovation. The palace complex is privately owned and is not open to the public.

Building description

Söldenau Castle is an original moated castle that was surrounded on all sides by two moats. The nearby Wolfach was diverted for the plant . Today the so-called castle ponds have been leveled. The area now includes the parking lot of the Söldenau volunteer fire brigade and a transition to the brewery belonging to the castle.

Today's building is a four-wing complex from the Renaissance period, which is essentially of medieval origin. The castle has 45 rooms and a floor area of around 2000 square meters. The complex's extensive property covers around 8,000 square meters.

brewery

Since 1577 there has been a brewery in the castle, which probably belongs to Count Ulrich III. from Ortenburg. It was probably founded due to the financial difficulties of the count family in connection with the introduction of the Reformation in the imperial county of Ortenburg. With the exchange of goods, the brewery came into the possession of the Bavarian kingdom and was sold together with the castle. In 1992 the brewery and the trademark rights were sold to Arcobräu Gräfliches Brauhaus GmbH & Co. KG in Moos . The brewing business was then discontinued, and parts of the former brewery behind the castle are now home to SBS Beverage Trade GmbH & Co. KG . The beer is still sold under the Söldenau brand, although it is now produced in an external company.

literature

Karl Wild: Söldenau Castle - 400 years of Söldenau Castle Brewery , Vilshofen 1977
Franziska Jungmann-Stadler: District Vilshofen - The historical area of the district courts Vilshofen and Osterhofen , Historical Atlas of Bavaria , Altbayern Row I, Volume 29, Munich, 1972 ( digitized )
Renate Blick: District Court Griesbach , Historical Atlas of Bavaria, Altbayern Series I, Volume 19, Munich 1970 ( digital copy )
Eberhard Graf zu Ortenburg-Tambach: History of the imperial, ducal and counts 'entire house of Ortenburg - Part 2: The counts' house in Bavaria. , Vilshofen 1932
Carl Mehrmann: History of the Evangelical Lutheran community of Ortenburg in Lower Bavaria - memorandum for the anniversary celebration of the 300th anniversary of the introduction of the Reformation there on October 17 and 18, 1863 , Landshut 1863 ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Söldenau Castle - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Heinrich Habel, Helga Himen: monuments in Bavaria. Volume II: Lower Bavaria. Munich, 1985

[1] Heinrich Habel, Helga Himen: monuments in Bavaria. Volume II: Lower Bavaria. Munich, 1985