Burgruine Landsee

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Castle ruins inland lake - view to the east on the Little Hungarian Plain

The ruins inland lake located in central Burgenland east of the village inland lake in the municipality of Markt Sankt Martin in District Oberpullendorf. It is one of the largest castle ruins in Central Europe.

Location

The ruins are a popular destination amidst the nature park Landseer mountains. It lies on a rocky outcrop on a ridge between Heidriegel ( there are the remains of a refuge ) and the Pauliberg.

History

The name has nothing to do with a lake / water. The castle was located until the end of the Austro -Hungarian monarchy in Hungary, its name is derived from the Hungarian name " Lánzsér " an original " country Here" written German name. Whether a Hungarian or German version was the first name of the equipment is not assignable, just not sure if the castle certain the name of the owner or the name ( of the family) of the owner took effect on those of the castle. Lánzsér is translated as " lancers ". The word " sublime ... " is an old German word and stands for outstanding, highly regarded, proud of high rank, and the like, the word " Lofty " was used for " proud beauty ". This name describes the fund is as a then highly regarded castle (a similar naming scheme is Landskron ago).

The name " Land Here" was mentioned for the first time in 1158, the castle 1263rd It was only a few hundred meters east of the border between the Austrian territories of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary. The document book Styria mentions a 1173 Erchenger of the country 's honor, whose family also Hohenwang castle in Langenwang belonged. His name also mentions the rhyming chronicle of Ottokar Horneck. These individuals are as officials ( ministry officials ) of the Counts of Pitten that time belonged to the Styria and seen as a side line of Stubenberger in Eastern Styria. 1222 Before the castle but already belonged to Hungary. In the 13th century it belonged Lorenz Athinai, the prefect of the former Sopron ( Sopron ). 1289 the castle of Duke Albrecht of Austria was conquered in his campaign against the counts of Güssing in the course of the Güssing feud. After several changes of ownership the castle in 1612 came to Baron, later Count Nikolaus Esterházy.

On July 12, 1707 10-11 clock morning a first fire broke out, the heavy destruction of the villages Kober side ( northeast side ) took the castle, where there were the apartments of the owner. After that, the castle was again placed in a position began to fall but subsequently, the removal of some parts of it had already been suggested. On 2 June 1790, the castle burnt again devastating. Their owner, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy I, called "the Magnificent", passed away on September 28, 1790 in Vienna. His successor Prince Anton looked because of the elaborate lifestyle of his predecessor, who had left him 3.8 million guilders in debt, forced to severe austerity measures. The plant (then called Castle, see the historical map ) was not rebuilt, and (as a result in favor of Forchtenstein or at that time rule lacquer Bach) abandoned. 1802, the plant was referred to as " ruinous ". She then served as a quarry for the houses of the area.

Since 1968 the castle ruins is saved and made ​​available to the general public.

Plant

The plant is about 300 × 200 m in size and can also be as a ruin still clearly be seen that the castle was four mounting rings, the first two were separated by trenches. The outermost ring of walls, which is poorly preserved, is the youngest. At first, simply constructed gate there is the year of 1668th The second, already heavily fortified gate is reached by a wooden bridge over the first trench. Behind the Haupteingangsweg leads over another wooden bridge over the second trench to the third goal. Behind this gate is the large outdoor courtyard. South From there, the fourth goal in a narrow courtyard, the fifth ( collapsed ) gate leads to another courtyard, connect it to the east forfeited to the foundation walls accommodation wings. From there, the central building is reached by a staircase through the sixth gate, in which the position of the kitchen is still recognizable. Similar to Forchtenstein the strongest fortifications ( thickest walls of the keep ) to the west, towards the Austria are directed, while the residential tracts in the east, backed by steeply sloping lie. The walls of the residential tower ( donjon ) are up to ten meters thick. To him several towers are grown in a there was the chapel. In it, a new stairway leading into the roof area of ​​the former donjon ( with standing alone, masonry arch ), from which a wide panoramic view into the area of Sopron, the southern part of Lake Neusiedl and the Hunchback world is possible.

The first chapel of the castle was dedicated to Saint Ursula and was in the chapel tower, which belongs to the central part of the existing ruin. This tower was built in 1460-1485. The castle had also their own cemetery ( " Castle Cemetery " on the access road to ruin), in which was the first parish church of the village inland lake. This church was dedicated to St. Nicholas and was described in 1647 as "very old ". As part of the castle expansion from 1650 to 1679 a baroque chapel was built, which was also dedicated to St. Nicholas.

In the outdoor courtyard in the summer months, concerts, theater performances and other entertainment events.

Pictures

Ruin inland lake from the southwest

Entrance with the first, second gate in the background

Main building with its donjon ( tower house, Donjon, left) and chapel tower (right) from the south

Central- east

Residues occupy a rich equipment

Donjon and fourth wall in the foreground of the Bailey

Looking east, on the right Heidriegel

Fourth goal between the outer and inner courtyard

First mention of " country Here" ( third and second to last line), 1158

The location of place, monastery and palace (now ruins) inland lake across the border in Austria, Hungary, 1780 ( Josephinian land survey )

The ruin is secured and well explained