Frauenstein Castle (Ore Mountains)

Woman stone castle ruins

The castle ruins Mrs. Stone is located on a 680 meter high granite rocks on the crest of the eastern Ore Mountains near the town of stone woman in the district of Central Saxony.

History

The first documentary mentioned in 1272 hilltop castle was built around 1200 as a frontier fortress between the Mark Meissen and Bohemia. It was designed to protect trade routes and silver mining. The original castle core was only 30 × 15 m tall and included a residential tower.

In the following period, a second residential tower was built. This was connected to the existing tower. In the late 13th century, the palace was built a chapel. The establishment of the great circular wall was made in the first half of the 14th century. The Meissen Margrave mortgaged the castle in 1329, together with the rule of the viscount of Meissen.

The municipality Mrs. Stein was awarded city rights in 1411. 1438 destroyed the Wettin at a siege the castle considerably. The Margrave of Meissen fought here for the succession rights of the viscount. Had begun the quarrel with the extinction of the gender of my Heringer in 1426 and the takeover by the governors of the house of Plauen. The noble family of the von Schönberg received the castle 1473rd you left in the years 1585 to 1588 a castle according to the plans of the electoral architect Hans Irmisch build. Since the completion of the castle, the castle remained uninhabited. 1615 the chapel was renewed notwithstanding.

The last Schoenberg Mrs. Stein sold his property in 1647 to the Elector Johann Georg I.. The castle was only at the court office and later converted into a forest Rent Office and District Court. A fire in 1728 destroyed much of the city woman stone and pulled both the castle and the castle strongly affected. As the castle, in contrast to the castle was subject to no avail, they renounced their reconstruction.

Have been preserved to this day the living tower " Dicker Merten " in the 13th century and the 1.50 m thick ring wall. Other premises are preserved basement, kitchen, chapel, prison, two bars and several vaults. From 1901 to 1939, the architect Arthur Hugo Goepfert initiated excavation and stabilization work at the ruin. Restoration work on the ruin took place in 1968, 1990 and in 1992.

In 2007 a ​​syndicate was formed with the aim is to continue to receive the castle open to the public and to prevent an impending sale in private hands. From the community of interest out of the patrons Burgfrau stone was founded in 2009 eV.