Tyrol Castle
| Tirol Castle | |
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| Tirol,South Tyrol,Italy | |
 View from Tirol village | |
| Coordinates | 46°41′38.9″N11°8′41.3″E/ 46.694139°N 11.144806°E |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Preserved |
| Site history | |
| Built | Before 1100 |
| Built by | Counts of Tyrol |
Tyrol Castle,less commonlyTirol Castle(German:Schloss Tirol,Italian:Castel Tirolo) is a castle in thecomune(municipality) ofTirolnearMerano,in theBurggrafenamtdistrict ofSouth Tyrol,Italy.It was the ancestral seat of theCounts of Tyroland gave the wholeTyrolregion its name.
History[edit]
The castle hill has been inhabited since ancient times. Several artefacts and one field of graves from the earlyMiddle Ageshave been identified.[1]Archeologistshave excavated a church with threeapsesdating from the early Christian period.
The first castle was built before 1100. The second construction phase including thekeepdates to 1139/40. A third phase of construction took place in the second half of the 13th century under CountMeinhard II of Gorizia-Tyrol.In 1347 Meinhard's granddaughter CountessMargaret of Tyrolwas besieged here by the forces of theLuxembourgkingCharles IV.The castle remained the seat of Tyrol's sovereigns until 1420, when theHabsburgarchdukeFrederick IVmoved the administrative seat toInnsbrucknorth of theBrenner Pass.
In modern times parts of the castle fell into the so-called"Köstengraben",a steep gorge. It was even sold in order to be used as a quarry. In the 19th century the castle was restored; the keep was rebuilt in 1904.
Regarding art history, thefrescosof the castle's chapel are of special interest as well as twoRomanesqueportals with opulentmarblesculptures showinglegendary creatures,religious themes, and geometricornaments.[2]The chapel also houses the oldest-known painting of thecoat of arms of Tyrol,the Red Eagle.[3]
The castle has served as the site of a museum since the early 1980s. Since then, the late Middle Ages have yielded a series of amazing archaeological discoveries.[4]Since 2003, Tyrol Castle houses theSouth Tyrolean Museum of History.Next to the castle there is afalconrywith a nursing ward for birds of prey.[5]
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Romanesque portal of the castle's chapel -
Portal of the chapel, detail
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Mras, Gertud (2004). "Die Grabplatte der Lobecena aus der frühmittelalterlichen Kirche auf dem Burghügel von Schloss Tirol aus epigraphischer Sicht".Tiroler Heimat.68:5–10.
- ^Gerhard Seebach (1995). "Die romanischen Portale auf Burg Tirol. Eine bauhistorische Untersuchung."InEines Fürsten Traum.Katalog der Landesausstellung Schloß Tirol-Stift Stams. Dorf Tirol, pp. 79–93.
- ^"Visiting Tyrol Castle: Ancient Might of the Alps".Throne & Vine.2021-03-30.Retrieved2022-12-13.
- ^Das Geheimnis der Turris Parva. Spuren hochmittelalterlicher Vergangenheit in Schloß Tirol.With contributions by Martin Bitschnau, Walter Hauser, Petr Hlaváček, Barbara Lanz, Martin Mittermair, Wolfgang Neuner, Kurt Nicolussi, Walter Oberhuber, Hannes Obermair, Klaus Oeggl, Harald Stadler, and Irene Tomedi. Innsbruck 1998,ISBN3-900773-18-1(= NEARCHOS, Sonderheft 1).
- ^"Pflegezentrum".Greifvogel-Pflugschau.Retrieved13 August2019.
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