Roman graves have been discovered in the vicinity of the ruins that go back to a Roman wayside station established at this spot. In 1534 a watchtower was first mentioned in the recorded and referred to as die Klause, i.e. a narrow, primitive dwelling. It was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War.
The tower - and also the hunting lodge of Kehrdichannichts only 600 metres away - were probably built by John Frederick of Leiningen (1661–1722) initially to guard the boundary of the hunting grounds between Leiningen and Electoral Palatinate, and then later expanded into a small Baroque hunting lodge. They lie fairly high up on the southwestern ridge of the Dreispitz; and enabled good observation of the hunting activities of their neighbours from Electoral Palatinate.
They must have been either destroyed again or neglected, however, soon afterwards because by 1781 the hunting lodge and watchtower were recorded in a Salbuch as the "Friedrichsburg ruins". By no later than 1793, when the French Revolution had enveloped the German regions west of the Rhine, the site was finally razed. A 1797 map first records its new name.
In 1926 the walls were still five metres high. In 1963 the ruins were transferred from the oversight of the old royal Bavarian forestry commission to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1988/89 the wall remnants, which only comprised parts of the exterior wall with window openings, and the base of the tower, were cleared of vegetation and debris and made safe.
Nameedit
The name Murrmirnichtviel is based on that of the hunting lodge of Kehrdichannichts and may have been derived from a local nickname. It may refer to the disputes between Leiningen and Electoral Palatinate over the boundaries of the hunting estates; Murr mir nicht viel! being intended as a threat or warning and meaning something like "do not grumble much at me (about the ban on entering my hunting estate)!"
Literatureedit
Magnus Backes, Heinz Straeter: Staatliche Burgen, Schlösser und Altertümer in Rheinland-Pfalz. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg, 2003, ISBN3-7954-1566-7.
Walter Eitelmann: Rittersteine im Pfälzerwald. 4th edn. Pfälzerwald-Verein, Neustadt/Weinstraße, 1998, ISBN3-00-003544-3.
Günter Stein: Burgen und Schlösser in der Pfalz. Weidlich, Frankfurt/Main, 1976, ISBN3-8035-8356-X.
murrmirnichtviel, lodge, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2014, learn, wh. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Murrmirnichtviel Lodge news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Murrmirnichtviel Lodge German Schloss Murrmirnichtviel alternatively spelt Murr mir nicht viel occasionally Murmel nicht viel is a ruined hunting lodge with a watchtower that used to belong to the counts of Leiningen It lies in the Palatine Forest southwest of the county town of Bad Durkheim in the German state of Rhineland Palatinate Ruins of MurrmirnichtvielHistory editRoman graves have been discovered in the vicinity of the ruins that go back to a Roman wayside station established at this spot In 1534 a watchtower was first mentioned in the recorded and referred to as die Klause i e a narrow primitive dwelling It was destroyed in the Thirty Years War The tower and also the hunting lodge of Kehrdichannichts only 600 metres away were probably built by John Frederick of Leiningen 1661 1722 initially to guard the boundary of the hunting grounds between Leiningen and Electoral Palatinate and then later expanded into a small Baroque hunting lodge They lie fairly high up on the southwestern ridge of the Dreispitz and enabled good observation of the hunting activities of their neighbours from Electoral Palatinate They must have been either destroyed again or neglected however soon afterwards because by 1781 the hunting lodge and watchtower were recorded in a Salbuch as the Friedrichsburg ruins By no later than 1793 when the French Revolution had enveloped the German regions west of the Rhine the site was finally razed A 1797 map first records its new name In 1926 the walls were still five metres high In 1963 the ruins were transferred from the oversight of the old royal Bavarian forestry commission to the state of Rhineland Palatinate In 1988 89 the wall remnants which only comprised parts of the exterior wall with window openings and the base of the tower were cleared of vegetation and debris and made safe Name editThe name Murrmirnichtviel is based on that of the hunting lodge of Kehrdichannichts and may have been derived from a local nickname It may refer to the disputes between Leiningen and Electoral Palatinate over the boundaries of the hunting estates Murr mir nicht viel being intended as a threat or warning and meaning something like do not grumble much at me about the ban on entering my hunting estate Literature editMagnus Backes Heinz Straeter Staatliche Burgen Schlosser und Altertumer in Rheinland Pfalz Schnell amp Steiner Regensburg 2003 ISBN 3 7954 1566 7 Walter Eitelmann Rittersteine im Pfalzerwald 4th edn Pfalzerwald Verein Neustadt Weinstrasse 1998 ISBN 3 00 003544 3 Gunter Stein Burgen und Schlosser in der Pfalz Weidlich Frankfurt Main 1976 ISBN 3 8035 8356 X 49 26 33 N 8 05 39 E 49 4425 N 8 0943 E 49 4425 8 0943 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Murrmirnichtviel Lodge amp oldid 1207787614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
