Vellenberg castle ruins
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 Vellenberg castle ruins |
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| Creation time : | before 1163 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | only outer works and cellar vaults | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale | |
| Place: | Götzens | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 14 '31.9 " N , 11 ° 18' 46.1" E | |
| Height: | 804 m above sea level A. | |
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The Vellenberg castle ruins are the ruins of a hilltop castle at 804 m above sea level. A. on a detached hilltop in the municipality of Götzens in the Innsbruck-Land district . The castle ruin is a listed building ( list entry ).
history
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The Counts of Andechs were ostracized in 1207 and lost the castle complex. Around 1232 this was again enfeoffed. The castle was then the permanent residence of the ministerial family of the Lords of Vellenberg. The Vellenberg family can be traced back to Konradus de Vellinberch since 1163/67.
In 1248 the Counts of Andechs died out; and the Counts of Tyrol entrusted the fortress. At that time, the castle was under the control of the Counts of Hirschberg, so the Vellenbergers still lived at this castle. An arbitration award from Sterzing in 1263 decided that Vellenberg Castle belonged to Count Meinhard II and thus to Tyrol. Meinhard II raised the rank of his castle to a burgrave status, which enabled the ministerials to build their own defensive building within the fortress area. At this time the ministerial family had long held the office of judge of the Vellenberg court, and the castle was the seat of the court.
Around 1349 the castle was given to several heirs of the Vellenberg family and divided after various sales. This was divided into a part of the court, and the fortress was held by Messrs Liebenberg and the others by Herr von Rottenburg . From 1380 the entire fortress was owned by the Liebenbergers, the administration in the hands of the Rottenburgers .
From 1426, the castle was owned by Prince Frederick IV , who left the Juval Castle to the Liebenberg family together with the Silandro court .
Emperor Maximilian I visited Vellenberg Castle in 1501 on a hunting trip and in 1511 gave instructions to renovate and expand it. Bird huts, fish hamlets and a grain bin were built. Caretaker Blasius Hölzl informed Maximilian in a correspondence that the Vellenburg had a desolate structure. The restorations and alterations exceeded Maximilian's financial means. Therefore, the nurse had to advance these funds.
Because of its close proximity to the state capital Innsbruck , Vellenberg was used to keep state prisoners. In 1410 Heinrich von Rottenburg and 1427 Oswald von Wolkenstein can be found in the dungeon of the complex. A prisoner had to be released in 1569 because of disrepair. In 1657, minor repairs, especially on the roof, were no longer sufficient to continue to function as a suitable dwelling and prison. The extensive armory was closed in 1663 and most of the weapons were transferred to the Innsbruck armory.
Castle complex
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The Vellenberg complex was divided into the main castle and the outer bailey with a kennel . There was a three-storey palace , a castle keep (Vellenberger tower) and the Liebenberger Tower (Burggraf tower). The keep stood alone, the Liebenberger Turm directly connected to the Palas. The castle chapel was housed in the Liebenberg tower. The outer bailey expanded mainly towards the south, with this part being expanded and expanded mainly under Emperor Maximilian. With gunpowder and the resulting change in the war system, Vellenberg Castle was richly equipped with loopholes and heavily armored. In the kennel and in the two towers there were falconettes, field snakes and hoe boxes.
ruin
An inventory in 1555 spoke of the castle's various dilapidations. These could not be adequately renovated due to a lack of money. Two earthquakes in the 17th century contributed to the final destruction of the once mighty castle. Remnants of the porch and cellar vault are still there and are under monument protection.
literature
- Dehio Tirol 1980 : Götzens, Burgruine Vellenberg , p. 286.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Volume 2: 1140-1200 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-7030-0485-8 , p. 159, no. 595 .
Web links
- Entry over castle ruins Vellenberg on Burgen-Austria