Zähringen castle

Castle Zahringen

The Zahringen Castle is a ruined hilltop castle near Freiburg im Breisgau above the local part Zahringen to 478.3 m above sea level. NN. It is named after the noble family of Zaehringen and is located on a spur of Roßkopfes on today's district area of ​​Gundelfinger hamlet Wildtal.

History

On the Zähringerplatz Castle Hill consisted of 3 to the end of the 5th century, a hilltop settlement Alemanni Alemanni a small king for the castle hill was leveled a large area. The first mention of the name Zahringen dating from shortly after the year 1000, however, it is not clear whether this is already a fixture or the current district of Freiburg Zahringen is meant. The first definite mention of the castle Zahringen was in 1128, was issued as a certificate in Rotulus Sanpetrinus apud castrum Zaringen. Berthold II moved in 1091 from out of the castle and began the construction of the castle on the Schlossberg Freiburg, since their position from a military and strategic point of view appeared commercially advantageous.

After the extinction of Zaehringen 1218 Emperor Frederick II drew the Zähringers castle as a fief. Between 1275 and 1281 the castle was destroyed several times in ownership disputes between the Empire and the counts of Urach, Freiburg and rebuilt.

1327 Castle of the Freiburg counts for 303 marks of silver was sold to the Knights Schnewlin Berenlapp, 1422 acquired the Margrave of Baden a part of the plant in 1815 was already in the Peasants' War in 1525 finally destroyed castle full ownership of the house of Baden on.

Today, the castle owned by the city of Freiburg; it is preserved as a ruin with a large zinnengekröntem round tower from the 13th century with an observation deck.