Weyer Castle

Burgruine Weyer
Bramberg am Wildkogel, Salzburg, Austria
Site information
TypeHillside castle
Location
Site history
Built1130

The castle ruins of Weyer (German: Burgruine Weyer), also known as Weyerturm or Weyerhofburg, are the ruins of a hillside castle west of the village of Bramberg in Salzburg state, Austria.[1] The tower is one of the last surviving examples of the small castles which were once prevalent in the Pinzgau region; the only other is the Felber Tower in Mittersill.[1] The castle guarded the entrance to the Habachtal, where the only emerald occurrence in Europe was located. It is 816 m above sea level, approximately 25 meters above the Weyer estate).

History

The first owners seem to have been the lords of Weyer; called Rapoto de Wiare (1130), Chunrad (1150), Haimo (1160) and Berthold (1169). Around 1270, the bishopric of Chiemsee seems to have come into the possession of the castle. Although aone of the Gerhoch is still called a gertop of Weyer, this last offspring from the Weyer family was already a fief of the Chiemsean bishops.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Zaisberger, Friederike (1978). "BRAMBERG AM WILDKOGEL (Mittersill)". Burgen und Schlösser in Salzburg (in German). Vienna: Birken-Verl. pp. 85–86. ISBN 3850300374.

47°15′39″N 12°19′05″E / 47.2608°N 12.3180°E / 47.2608; 12.3180

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