Château de Saint-Ulrich

The ruins of the castle Ulrich (French Château de St. Ulrich) is ( German: Rappoltsweiler ) at Ribeauvillé in Alsace. They perched in 510 meters above Strengbachtal.

Description

The Ulrich Castle is a rock castle with a square donjon in the north and a dungeon in the south. Both towers stand on rocks. Between them there are the residential buildings and a chapel. Something deeper is the Zwinger and the heart of the castle, the Knights' Hall. Seven Romanesque mullioned windows have been preserved in it. The interior of the castle is consistently decorated with ornaments made ​​of red sandstone

History

There are remains of buildings from the 11th century, the keep was built but only towards the beginning of the 12th century. The residential tower still preserved in foundation walls was completed in 1200 and the Knights' Hall in 1230. Completely finished, the castle was in the year 1289th first mentioned it was in the year 1298th

The chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich was completed in 1435. In the 15th century the castle was involved in war with the owners of the nearby castles and Girsberg Hohrappoltstein. From the Thirty Years War the castle fell into disrepair.

The name

Bodo Ebhardt states in his book that "the castle Ulrich since at least 1084 - 1298 Rapoltstein ( name) ". Against this assumption is the fact that in a charter of 1288 of " the gentlemen of the old box " is reported. It follows that Hoh Rappoltstein must have the lords of Rappoltstein belongs together. This also sets the final close, that at that time there were only two castles, the old box and the stone that was in 1288 the residence of the lords of greed mountain and so can not be meant as Rappoltsteiner castle. From the above findings it can be concluded that the construction of the Great Veste Rappoltstein as second Rappoltsteiner castle must have been completed in 1289. Should the foundations have been laid before 1283, and the later name Ulrich castle would explain, for 1275-1283 was Ulrich III. Lord to Rappoltstein. His namesake will have been the patron saint of the castle grounds for the later naming Ulrich castle. What is certain is that the Vicar General of the Basel bishop consecrated an altar in honor of St. Ulrich in the north of the palace facing the courtyard situated castle chapel on October 2, 1435.

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