Bishop's Castle, Fürstenau

The Bishop's Palace, also "Lower Castle " called, is in Fuerstenau in Domleschg in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Together with the other castle Fürstenau, the look flintlock or "Upper Castle ", it originally formed part of the medieval fortifications.

History

The construction of the Bishop's castle dates back to the reign of the Chur Bishop Henry I of Montfort in the period around 1270. In Buoch the Vestinen from the year 1410 it is stated: The vesti Fürtnow buwt the egenant byschoff Henry of Montfort to the ziten, do you anno domini Zalt MCCLXXII. There may be an earlier report from the year 1257 refers also already on the lock.

1283, however uncertificated Bishop Konrad III. Belmont at the castle ( in castro Fürstenowe ); was held for the membership of the County of Tyrol to the diocese of Chur. From those early days of the square keep has survived with a side length of about ten meters to the east corner. The medieval housing is suspected in the southwest; 1635 Master Mang exchanger built from the Allgäu one roof, which corresponded with its length of 62 shoe the length of the castle without a tower. Other major reconstruction took place under Bishop Benedict of rust under Bishop Ulrich VII of Federspiel 1709 to 1711, and after the fire of 27 October 1742. In recent renovations the castle took on its current appearance.

Castle Fuerstenau was then the administrative center of the episcopal rule in Domleschg and at the Heinz mountain. The Bishop often resided in Fuerstenau and presented certificates of; In addition, interest on the space Domleschg had to be delivered here.

Its importance as a royal residence, the castle lost in 1840, when the diocese of the building leased to the canton of Grisons, who used it as a youth detention center. When the Institute was moved to Realta in Cazis, the castle stood empty for several years. From 1855 on it was used under Father Theodosius Florentini as a boarding-house for young people, after 1871, it housed a secondary school.

1876, the castle was sold by the Diocese to the merchant Peter von Planta, who had in 1863 already bought the neighboring castle looking stone. 1878 and 1896 the house was renovated. At that time it housed the first country of the Grisons hospital. After 1896 it was inhabited by the family of Planta, who sold it in 1962 to the Emser Werke. 1983 was last renovated and rebuilt. Today it is privately owned and used as a residence.

Gallery

View from the southwest

Entrance