Wildenberg Castle

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Castle Wildenberg - Planta

The Castle Wildenberg, rebuilt in Nachmittelalter into a baroque castle, the most striking building is the old core of Zernez. It was the seat of Zernez family Planta.

Location

The palace complex is located on the eastern edge of the old village part Runatsch who was spared with the evangelical church and the Catholic Chapel of St. Sebastian in contrast to the rest of the village from the devastating fire in 1872.

Plant

The oldest part of the plant is the square tower, which was probably built in the 13th century. The wide window openings in the lower floors were broken afterwards. The key -holes on the upper floors are from the period around 1630, the curly pointed hood of the 18th century, interior design and roof of the 17th century. Angular close to him on the two wings of the baroque castle. They have no military character and go back to a new building from 1622. Changes were made in 1649 and in the second half of the 18th century. The castle is surrounded by a courtyard and two gardens.

History

As a medieval castle, the system is not attested, however, numerous possessions of the lords of Scuol and gentlemen of Frickingen are for the 12th century in Zernez notarized, for the 13th century, numerous courts of the lords of sagogn wild mountain in Falera in Surselva, the were transferred to the diocese of Chur and later to the Zuozer family Planta. Transferred from one of these farms, in 1298 to the bishop and 1302 to Conrad Planta, the Castle Wildenberg - Planta is clear. 1377 will be a court located ze Sarnetz genant Wildenberg mentioned. subsequently called itself a branch of the Plantation " of Planta-Wildenberg ". The Zernez Plantas operated the iron ore mines on the nearby furnace pass.

During the Grisons turmoil, as a prelude to Thusis criminal court, was a large part of the castle, the former residence of Rudolf von Planta, stormed through the Engadine population in 1618 by undermining the walls and destroyed, as the Habsburg- loyal Rudolf Archduke Leopold of Austria on his should have received the castle. As commander of the Austrian troops Rudolf von Planta forced the Engadine in 1622 to rebuild with a new residential wing. With Rudolf's death the castle passed to the family plantation Steinberg.

Johann von Planta sat down significantly for the rescue of the Lower Engadine villages of the Habsburg rule one, which was completed in 1652. He had the castle further put into shape and they lived from 1645, the entrance portal still shows his coat of arms. Middle and end of the 18th century were Johann Heinrich von Planta and Peter von Planta make numerous modifications and extensions that characterize the current appearance of Castle Wildenberg - Planta. Peter Conradin von Planta sold the castle after 1850 to the Bezzola family. Since 1956 it belongs to the community Zernez that let it converted to 1957 and is housed their meetinghouse.

Gallery

Main building

View from the farm to the village church (1914-1918)

Alliance Coat of Hartmann von Planta - Andrina von Planta, 1650

Coat of arms panel Alliance Planta - Jecklin, 1649