Thurnerhof
The Thurnerhof is a medieval residential tower built in the 14th century in Langkampfen in Tyrol .
This building is located on the eastern outskirts of Unterlangkampfen and its size and shape give it a tower-like character. Despite profound changes, especially in the 20th century, this has survived to the present and has only been lost in recent years due to a not yet fully completed renovation. The basement of the tower, which gave rise to archaeological excavations by the Department of Medieval and Modern Archeology at the Institute for Prehistory and Early History at the University of Innsbruck , remained untouched .
history
On the basis of the building analysis and dendrochronological investigations, construction is to start around 1375. Before 1500 no owner or owner and no nickname is known. The tower was probably built purely as a representative building and not associated with special rights by a lower aristocratic family. Perhaps this function was short-lived. An earlier assumption was that the ministerial family of the "Langkampfer" built the tower as a residential building. But this family disappeared after the middle of the 14th century and is therefore no longer an option as a builder. A second attempt at interpretation is based on the construction date of 1375. Perhaps the tower was first used as an official residence, but was later degraded to a residential building.
Archaeological research and the results
The first excavation took place in April 1995. During this one-month investigation, which was mainly carried out in the basement of the tower, numerous different small finds such as tableware, building ceramics (roof tiles), oven ceramics (bowl tiles, niche tiles), bones , antlers , amber and leather (cubes, rings, pearls, handle scales from knives) came about ), Stone (whetstone), iron (knife, pliers, horseshoe nails ), non-ferrous and light metals as well as lead (rings, belt accessories, costume components) and glass (hollow glasses, flat glass). In addition, the building foundations were exposed.
Furthermore, an elaborately designed crucifix was recovered during the excavation , which represents a rosary pendant. The Thurnerhof crucifix pendant probably dates from the 19th century. The cross is made of lead and the depiction of the tiny lower pendilie in the shape of a pomegranate is remarkable.
The finds are exhibited today on the ground floor of the tower.
literature
- Harwick W. Arch, Walter Hauser, Irmtraut Heitmeier, Kurt Nicolussi, Konrad Spindler, Harald Stadler, Josef Ullmann: excavations in the Thurnerhof, Langkampfen district, a secular cultivation of the lower village nobility in Tyrol. Nearchos supplement 4, Innsbruck 1997.
Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '0.15 " N , 12 ° 6' 8.23" E