Schlossberg (Hohenems)
| Schlossberg | ||
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 Schlossberg in Hohenems |
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| height | 705 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Hohenems , Vorarlberg , Austria | |
| Mountains | Schuttannenberge , Bregenz Forest Mountains | |
| Dominance | 0.8 km → Schwarzenberg | |
| Notch height | 140 m ↓ Buchenau | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 21 '57 " N , 9 ° 41' 54" E | |
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| rock | Schrattenkalk | |
| Normal way | Hiking path from Hohenems, zoo / cemetery at the parish church Karl Borromäus , serpentine path | |
The Schloßberg in Hohenems ( 705 m above sea level ) in the municipality of Hohenems in Vorarlberg ( Austria ) denotes a largely wooded and uninhabited hill and a foothill of the Bregenzerwald Mountains .
Surname
The name Schlossberg is derived from the listed castles Alt-Ems and Neu-Ems (Glopper) located here. In addition to Hohenems, there are also elevations with the name “Schlossberg” in Vorarlberg in Bregenz , Bildstein and Götzis and the Schlosshügel in Koblach .
Topography, geography, location and traffic
The Schlossberg is a foothills of the Breitenberg that juts out towards the southwest and is separated from the rest of the mountain range ( Schuttanenberge ) by the Reutebach (or the Salzbach in the lower part ) and the valley located here. Between the ruins of Alt-Ems and Glopper Castle (Neu-Ems) is the gentle notch “Buggenau” (about 550 m above sea level ) with a small settlement and the Marienkapelle , which runs from north to south over the entire width of the foothills Buggenau (also: Buggenauer Kapelle ). Compared to the lower Rhine valley , the Schlossberg slopes sharply across the board.
The Schlossberg is around 1600 m long and up to 600 m wide. It covers an area of around 100 hectares . More than 9/10 of the Schlossberg is owned by the Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems family .
Below the Schlossberg, to the west, lies the district of Markt with the Hohenems Palace and the parish church of St. Karl Borromäus , to the southwest the district of Tiergarten and to the north the Erlach . To the south the district of Berg , to the east Tugstein and to the northeast Reute . Due to its height, location and extent, the Schlossberg dominates the districts of Reute, Weiler, Markt, Unter der Burg and Oberklien .
The scattered settlement of Reute can be easily reached with normal motor vehicles , the way to Alt-Ems and in this area of the Schlossberg is designed as a goods route. A private road leads to Neu-Ems.
On the southern side of the Schlossberg along the Salzbach there is a gentler slope, which is known as the Kaisergarten (colloquially: Kaisergarta ). There was a terraced wine-growing area belonging to the Counts of Ems, which today is largely overgrown. The place gained notoriety because the writer Paula Köhlmeier had a fatal accident there while hiking.
fauna
Lives Linner hatching them next to Milan , buzzards and hawks and the owl , which is the largest owl species in Vorarlberg. The calls can be heard as far as the Erlach .
Buildings
The most important historical buildings on the Schlossberg are Alt-Ems Castle and Neu-Ems Castle, as well as the regionally important Buggenauer Chapel. The Alt-Ems castle ruins are located on the southern part of the Schlossberg. Neu-Ems (Glopper) northeast.
Waters
The Hellbrunnenbach rises at the foot of the Schlossberg and the Buggenauerbach flows at the end of Buggenau. On the ruins of Alt-Ems, in the inner courtyard, the deep, legendary Konradsbrunnen is visible.
hike
The easiest hiking trail to the Schlossberg and Alt-Ems Castle leads from Hohenems, Tiergarten / Friedhof at the Karl Borromäus parish church up the serpentine path. A somewhat longer route leads over the Kaisergarten along the Salzbach / Reutebach (walking time approx. 45 minutes).
You can take the omnibus (line 55a) in the direction of Reute to the Buchenau stop, from there past the wayside shrine in memory of Paula Köhlmeier to the Alt-Ems ruins, it's about a 20-minute walk.
A steeper variant leads to the "Buggenau" via the ladder path in Oberklien ( Spitzenegg quarry) and both castles can be accessed from there.
Trivia
Say
According to tradition, the story of Christoph von Schmid about Rosa von Tannenburg (1823) is also related to Burg Alt-Ems and Neu-Ems. The Alt-Ems Castle should correspond to the Tannenburg - and the Fichtenburg to the Neu-Ems Castle (Glopper).
In addition to Hohenbregenz Castle , it is reported that the golden bowling game is also said to be buried in Hohenems on the Schlossberg .
Well-known visitors to the Schlossberg
Karl Borromeo (1538–1584) visited the Schloßberg in the summer of 1570 and Pius XI. (1857–1939) in 1908 while researching Karl Borromeo.
National Socialism
During the National Socialist dictatorship there was a plan to set up a training facility for young Nazis on the Schlossberg near the Alt-Ems ruins. In the 1930s already brought some of the then illegal Nazi -members in Vorarlberg a swastika -extremely on the front side of the rock stick to that until well into the period after the Second World War was visible.
literature
- Rosa Häfele, Peter Mathis, Schlossberg , Hohenems 2007, Bucher Verlag, ISBN 978-3-902525-44-4
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to tradition, the name "Kaisergarten" comes from a beautiful flat area that was previously used as a fairground and the "Kaisergarten" path still passes nearby today. During a visit to Vorarlberg in Hohenems, Franz Joseph I stopped by train and looked at Hohenems, and a large gymnastics festival was held in his honor on this area. Allegedly because of the Kaiser’s view of Hohenems from the train, the square got its name. This area was excavated for the construction of the Rheintalautobahn .
- ^ Writer Paula Köhlmeier in a fatal accident , Der Standard , August 29, 2003.
- ↑ The eagle owl - a resident of the Hohenems rock landscape .
- ↑ Legend: The Konradsbrunnen in Hohenems
- ↑ According to tradition, Altraderach Castle and Neu Raderach Castle near Friedrichshafen also claim this for themselves.
- ↑ Rosa Häfele, Peter Mathis, "Schlossberg", p. 13.
- ↑ Kulturkreis Hohenems (ed.): Emser Sagen. Lustenau 1980.
- ↑ Rosa Häfele, Peter Mathis, "Schlossberg", p. 11.
- ↑ Rosa Häfele, Peter Mathis, "Schlossberg", p. 13.