Schwarzenburg (Breisgau)
The ruins of Black Castle
The Black Castle, historically known as Black Mountain, is a preserved today only a ruin remaining peaks castle in Waldkirch in Emmendingen.
Geographical location
In addition to the Kastelburg the Black Castle is the lesser known second ruined castle owned by the town Waldkirch. The ruins of the former, 656.2 m above sea level. NHN perched on the Black Mountain, a spur of Kandel's hilltop castle is so far decayed, that only some foundations can be seen.
The purpose of the castle foundation
It was probably created as an escape and a protective fortress, possibly from power politics, the Schwarzenberg out to demonstrate their status as free, only the Emperor child of noble family with this far into the Rhine Valley into the visible castle.
Owner of the castle
Quite in contrast to Waldkirch and later founded Kastelburg the Black Castle was no Austrian fief, but of Schwarzenberg's property until their extinction middle of the 15th century.
History
The Black Castle was probably built 1122-1136 by the Schirmvögten the nunnery of St. Margaret under Conrad of Waldkilcha, from the 1136 regular adhesive called himself as " de suarcinberc " and thus became the founder of the noble family of the von Schwarzenberg. 1195 Runstal was sold by the then owner Konrad von Schwarzenberg to the monastery of Salem.
With the last Konrad, presumably Vogt Konrad ( IV) of Black Mountain, died from the strain of male Waldkircher Conradiner. 1213 went the goods over to his sister Adelheid, wife of Walter I. von Eschenbach - Schnabelburg. 1270 took over Johann, a descendant of Adelaide, with his nephew William from Switzerland, take the rule and changed his name to John I of Schwarzenberg. On August 8, 1300 Johann and Wilhelm von Schwarzenberg Waldkirch its town charter. 1315, the rule was divided; Johann took over the Kastelburg and William remained on the black castle.
The Schwarzenberg family line died 1347 Burgherr Ulrich II of Schwarzenberg from. His successor was John III. of the Kastel Berger line. This led to the reunification of the two lines.
After the death of Hans Werner von Schwarzenberg in 1459 his daughter, Heinrich von Rechenberg came to Hohenrechberg in possession of the goods and the Bailiwick Office. 1503 joined Martin von Rechenberg in the footsteps of his late father Henry; he in turn was followed in 1540 by his son Hans Ludwig von Rechenberg. After the death of Hans Ludwig 1542 Sebastian Ehingen acquired the goods. This has been stabbed to death in 1559 during the wedding ceremony of his daughter by his son. Then got 1560 Hans Raphael Reischach Schwarzenberg dominion transferred a fief.
1567 took over Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol, the debt rule Schwarzenberg. Its 1578 completion of assembly, remove the dilapidated castle, but none have been acted upon. A visit in 1583 by the Austrian Government to front Ensisheim, led to the finding: Strong decay. The report of a chronicler of Margaret According pin was in 1590 by the trusses nothing more to see, and the walls had collapsed. The ruin was eventually used as a quarry.
Since 1975, the castle is researched and restored; since 1980 it is accessible. In 1995, a sign with the historical data of the castle was attached from the town Waldkirch in the ruins.