Burgruine Gomarn

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Castle ruins Gomarn

The extended Bautenanlage the ruins Gomarn lies on the back of a hill in Bad St. Leonhard in the Lavant Valley.

Specifications

The oldest part of the castle is the thick-walled dungeon with a square base and was built in 1300. The partially preserved, four-story ruins date from the 15th century. The city wall is built in the southwest and thus an important part of the fortification.

History

Presented for the possession of the diocese of Bamberg in the Lavant Valley the passed by Henry II Konigsgut ( partly as allods, partly as a fief ) undoubtedly the basis of the estate to Wolfsberg Represents the diocese took no less than three centuries, to derive the relatively large, enclosed possession complexes to shape Wolfsberg in the Lavant Valley and from Villach to Pontafel / Pontebba in Tarvis. The expansion to a large, enclosed property complex but was only completed in 1425 with the acquisition of the high court rights.

The first center in the upper Lavant Valley, which was then called Gaminare or Gomarn, the church of St. Leonard, the Bishop Otto I appear built. The name Gomarn derived from the establishment of a Capella Sancti Leonardi in Gaminare currently bambergischer sovereignty in the Lavant Valley ( 12th century). Today the place is called dialect " Gammern ". In 1278 the St. Leonhard castle was mentioned, which is now in ruins, but still called Gomarn. The rich ore deposits in the immediate area, especially the gold mining in Kliening, led to the emergence of a city, which is first mentioned in 1311 and 1325 became a town and a castle tower by Bishop Henry II of Sternberg.

The ruins Gomarn, first mentioned on the Schlossberg in a deed of the year 1287, was once the seat bambergischer administrator. In 1762 the castle was destroyed by fire and was burning for rapid restoration in 1808 down again. The spacious courtyard is now used as a venue.