Trotte (Münchenstein)
The Trotte (former Zehntentrotte) stands in the middle of the old village center of Münchenstein (in the Birseck area ), ( Basel-Landschaft ) in Switzerland .
location
In the center of the village of Münchenstein, from the former Basler Tor to the south, the houses from the 16th century , which are still in good condition in the center of the village, were lined up along the rocky hill. This village picture is interrupted in the middle by the isolated and sloping trot. Due to its noticeable inclination, it emphasizes the castle entrance and thus integrates itself very prominently in the old village square.
history
Until the founding and construction of the castle , the village, an agricultural clan settlement that presumably had a few houses, was later called Kekingen Geckingen . Around 1260, the growing knightly family of the Münch acquired the village of Geckingen, which was part of the Basel cathedral chapter.
In 1470, knight Konrad Münch von Münchenstein had to pledge the village, castle and church set to the city of Basel . "Die Trotten und Schuren" is mentioned as a new building among his goods. It must be assumed that a trot has stood here since the 13th century. The Trotte serves as a grape press for the farming village, which at that time was still planted with vines. Originally there were two presses in this former warehouse of the castle, and from 1794 three presses. The wine tithing was tapped in the Trotten building and the grain tithing was measured in the “schuren” (barn) and stored as a contribution in kind.
During 1560 it was expanded to tithe trot and extended by a third to the south. In the 17th century its appearance still resembled a large farmhouse with economy and trot. Its southern part accommodated the two-storey residential wing with tall rectangular windows, a sundial and a round arched gate with the year 1560 and a coat of arms with the painted Basel bidder staff . The Trotte belonged to the castle estate until 1798.
Until around 1880, Münchenstein was one of the largest wine-growing communities in the Basel area, had the second largest vineyard area in the canton alongside Liestal, and was the wine supplier to the city of Basel. The industrialization and the radiation area of the city of Basel caused a dramatic decline in agriculture at the end of the 19th century. With this, the tithe trot had lost its original function and it was brought up to the current state. It was converted into a closed structure under a half-hip roof. The converted economy also has a round arched gate with a renewed Münch coat of arms, flanked by double round arched windows. On the mighty hipped roof sits a little gabled house with a chime clock (1741) and on the ridge a small, four-sided roof turret with a bell from the former castle.
Between 1908 and 1911, the wine press room was converted into a meeting room with a gallery. Inside, a large hall with framed oak posts, a wooden ceiling and historical paintings was created in place of the trot room.
today
The Trotte has been owned by the community of Münchenstein since 1918. In 1983 the community decided to carry out a comprehensive but gentle renovation and to save the trot from falling apart. The work was completed in 1985. Today the Trotte is mainly used for community assemblies and the hall is used for various cultural events. The administrative offices of the community are housed in the former residential wing.
The wall paintings
Trotte history painting: Münchenstein Castle
History painting: Knight Münch with his squires
History painting: Today we bathe in the roses - one of the roses will eat
- The old Schloss zu Münchenstein: The castle was completed in 1334 and had its largest extension. In 1356, the great Basel earthquake also damaged Münchenstein Castle, which was quickly repaired.
- Ritter Münch with his squires : Anno 1300: Oh, how wonderfully lived in Münchenstein Ritter Münch and his squires, they drank the very best wine and he didn't shell out.
- Today we bathe in the roses - one of the roses will eat: Burkhard VII. Münch , a descendant of Münch zu Landskron, achieved sad fame at the battle of St. Jakob an der Birs . After the battle he is said to have ridden the battlefield and in view of the many dead and wounded he could not help mocking the defeated confederates. According to legend, he flipped up his visor and said the comment that has become famous in Switzerland: "I am in a rossegarten, the minister gets hand in front of hunderd jar". This display of arrogant superiority caused a wounded Swiss comrade to throw a stone into the knight's open visor with the well-known comment "Eat one of your roses!"
Various coats of arms remind of the prevailing local and regional ownership and legal relationships since the Middle Ages. Mention should be made of the Münch von Münchenstein and Löwenberg , the Lords of Röteln, the Bishops of Basel, and the Statt Basel. A renewed Münchswappen and the Basel bidding staff adorn the two entrance gates of the old Trotte.
Vineyards
At the end of the 17th and first quarter of the 18th century, the area under vines in Münchenstein was expanded by planting so-called field vines. The most important area figures in brief. The cultivation of the Münchensteiner vines around 1797 was around 4710 ares, in 1906 around 2000 ares and from the mid-50s the vineyards from Münchenstein had disappeared.
Individual references and sources
- ↑ Old German for "I'm looking into a rose garden that my ancestors planted a hundred years ago"; Historically documented saying according to the 122nd New Year's Gazette of the GGG , subject “The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs”, Basel 1944
- ↑ Bürgergemeinde Münchenstein: History of viticulture in Münchenstein from 1560 to 2002 . Bürgergemeinde Münchenstein. 2002. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
Coordinates: 47 ° 30 '44.9 " N , 7 ° 37' 15.9" E ; CH1903: 613745 / two hundred and sixty-two thousand four hundred and thirty