Menningen moated castle
The moated castle Menningen is located near Menningen , a district of Meßkirch in the district of Sigmaringen , Baden-Württemberg .
location
The former moated castle is located between the two formerly independent, immediately neighboring villages of Menningen in the north and Leitishofen in the south, not far from the river Ablach .
history
In the 12th century in the High Middle Ages , the first castle complex was built by the Lords of Menningen. The sources do not provide any information as to whether it was a moated castle at the time, but this fact can be assumed because the castle is located in the middle of the flat Ablach valley and otherwise it would not have offered any significant protection. In 1175, today's Menningen was first mentioned as Manningen .
In 1391 the Gremlich von Jungingen family acquired the castle and the village of Menningen from the lords of Zimmer .
In 1348 the castle was owned by the Rohrdorf Truchsessen . In 1437 Ulrich Gremlich is named as the new owner.
In 1627 Menningen and with it the castle passed to the princes of Fürstenberg .
In 1732 a new building was built (the relief with the alliance coat of arms of Froben Ferdinand von Fürstenberg and his wife Maria Theresia Felicitas von Sulz above the portal commemorates this), and in 1855 the tower was demolished.
In 1852 the property of the Fürstenberg dynasty in Donaueschingen was sold to the local parish, as part of the so-called parish priests . Since that time there has been no change of ownership and the parish used the castle as a parsonage until 1974 to accommodate the village pastor. After the pastor left in 1974, the building was rented to private individuals until 2002.
investment
The three-story building, which the Gremlichen like to call a “villa”, was once adorned with three towers, the last of which was demolished in 1855. The inner courtyard of the building, which used to be surrounded by a moat fed by the Ablach, could only be reached via a drawbridge.
Immediately after the purchase by the parish, the first renovation with questionable measures took place in the middle of the 19th century, so the then dilapidated stair tower was demolished and the current staircase built inside. One of the formerly two carriage entrances was bricked up, the other was later available as a garage. The stucco ceilings at that time were removed and the moats filled in.
The last major construction work on the building was carried out in 1964/65 when the heating system, a small meeting room and a garage were installed under the pastor at the time. Although the baroque roof construction was retained during these renovation measures, a ridge beam was installed that was not part of the original construction. The only thing left of the castle character on the first and second floors was the generous room height and room layout and the mighty vaulted cellar. On the third floor, only half of which has been renovated, the two-storey warehouse with its wooden structure conveys the architectural force of the former representative building.
The Schlossplatz measures around 70 by 70 m.
Remarks
- ↑ Armin Heim: Hidden Treasures in Menningen . Südkurier from August 26, 2005
- ^ Karl Mägerle: Looking for a new use for the castle . Südkurier from June 28, 2005
- ↑ Karl Mägerle: "Should nobody keep Kessler overnight" . Südkurier from June 23, 2005
- ^ Karl Mägerle: From the moated castle to the rectory . Südkurier from June 22, 2005
- ↑ Karl Mägerle: Yes, that's how the old knights were . Südkurier from April 7, 2007
- ↑ A lot of work. The parish of Menningen has the building stock of the former Gremlich moated castle recorded. The monument is to be used for church work in the future. Südkurier from January 16, 2003
- ↑ Hans-Wilhelm Heine: Studies on weir systems between the young Danube and western Lake Constance . In: Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.): Research and reports on the archeology of the Middle Ages in Baden-Württemberg. Volume 5 . Stuttgart 1978. ISSN 0178-3262
Coordinates: 48 ° 0 '23.8 " N , 9 ° 9' 33.2" E