Ehrenfels Castle (Grisons)
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View from the north
The honor rock castle is a castle in Sils im Domleschg in the district Hinter Rhine in Switzerland. It stands to the south above the village in a steep wooded area on a two-stage rock head on the way to the castle Hohenrätien.
A four-story tower on the highest point is at the center of the plant. Originally, there is a high entrance on the north side to the second floor, and later the access to the courtyard was laid on the side of the valley. The southern second entrance was created in the 1960s. The facility was surrounded by a partly double Bering. The original environment has been greatly distorted by Einebnungen during repairs to the 1930s.
History
About the history of the castle and its owners, there is little about been handed down. The tower probably dates from the first half of the 13th century, the other buildings are younger. The Bering probably originated in the 14th century, the palace from the 16th century.
In 1257, the Lords of honor rock are mentioned only once named in a document: In a letter dated in Reichenau purchase contract between the Baron Albrecht von Sax and the Abbey Ragaz enters " C. de Herinvels " as a witness to. The later members of the honor of rock belonged to the lords of stone Look: In a document from Disentis be on November 21, 1320 Burchardus et Gotfridus milites, necnon Burchardus et de Rudolfus Here accaeteri rock ( and the others) de Schauenstein called. The castle itself is called 1423 once only in Domleschger Federal Charter: Hermann Junker of honor rock had therefore to serve the covenant with siner vesty Erenfels the federal government.
Towards the end of the 15th century, the castle said to have come into the possession of the monastery Cazis, was apparently still inhabited by Rudolf and Kaspar of honor rock -looking stone. Rudolf was colonel of a regiment, Vogt to Fuerstenau, his brother Kaspar owned castle Untertagstein in Masein and acquired in 1608 Schlosshalde stone.
Soon after 1600, the castle was abandoned and honor rock began to fall apart. The last male representative of the family of honor rock -looking stone, Thomas Francis of honor rock -looking stone, colonel of a regiment in the service of Emperor Charles VI. ; died 1742. His legacy and titles went to his sister's son, Johann Anton von Buol, Lord of Castle Untertagstein. 1740 Nicolin Sererhard describes the castle as a ruin.
As a result, the ruin was temporarily used as a quarry. The keep was still in almost its original height, the residential wing, however, was completely removed except for a few remnants of walls. The idea of using the stones of the castle for the construction of the Rhaetian Railway, failed because the breaking of stones was more expensive than bringing in a quarry.
1933 was acquired by the Swiss Burgverein the strongly overgrown castle. Its first president, the controversial architect Eugene Probst (1873-1970) intended to build the castle as part of an employment program for unemployed young people as a youth castle on the German model again. End of July 1933, 25 young people began to cut down the undergrowth of the strongly ingrown ruin to cut down trees and dig up the plant. Also, the tower was attached. After a break for financial reasons, the work was continued in 1936 and completed in the following years. Since the restoration work was carried out without archaeological and scientific monitoring, missing documentation on the original findings; Descriptions are therefore based on the scarce documentation of Erwin Poeschel.
In 1953 the castle was purchased by the Youth Hostels Association ( SJH ) and now belongs to the Swiss Foundation for Social Tourism, Zurich. Since then honor rock is used as a youth hostel, but is only available for groups.