The castle was the seat of the counts of Werdenberg-Sargans in the 13th century. Since 1899, it has been run by the local church and now houses the Sarganserland museum.[3]
Historyedit
Beginning in 982 the Sargans region was part of the lands of the Counts of Bregenz.[4] In 1160, the male line of the Counts of Bregenz died out. Count palatine Hugo of Türbingen inherited most of their lands, through his wife Elisabeth. His son, Hugo, inherited the Bregenz lands around Lake Constance, including Sargans. This Hugo, who adopted the name Montfort und Werdenberg built or expanded Sargans Castle before his death in 1228.[5] Excavations around the oldest part of the castle show that there was an earlier fort or castle, but nothing is known about that building.[6] Hugo built the large bergfried, expanded the walls to the west and may have built a palas on that side of the castle.
In the mid-13th century the Montfort und Werdenberg lands were divided between Hugo of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg and his brother Hartmann of Werdenberg-Sargans. Hartmann took up residence in the castle and probably expanded the palas. The castle was first mentioned in 1282. Over the following century the wealth and lands of the Counts of Werdenberg-Sargans were divided over and over again between descendants. By the last 14th century, Count Johann I ruled over a small and poor county under the Habsburgs. In the Battle of Näfels in 1388, the count commanded a wing of the Austrian army that was supposed to cross the Kerenzerberg Pass. However, when he saw the threatened destruction of the main Austrian army, he fled back over the pass. The cost of the war, as well as other expenses forced Johann I to sell the castle and village to Leopold of Austria.[6]
^"Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance". A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
sargans, castle, castle, municipality, sargans, canton, gallen, switzerland, swiss, heritage, site, national, significance, schloss, sarganssargans, from, south, westshow, canton, gallenshow, switzerlandcoordinates47, 050194, 437282, 050194, 437282codech, sghe. Sargans Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sargans of the Canton of St Gallen in Switzerland It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance 2 Sargans CastleSchloss SargansSargansSargans Castle from the south westSargans CastleShow map of Canton of St GallenSargans CastleShow map of SwitzerlandCoordinates47 03 01 N 9 26 14 E 47 050194 N 9 437282 E 47 050194 9 437282CodeCH SGHeight535 m above the seaSite informationConditionmuseumSite historyBuilt12th century 1 The castle was the seat of the counts of Werdenberg Sargans in the 13th century Since 1899 it has been run by the local church and now houses the Sarganserland museum 3 History editBeginning in 982 the Sargans region was part of the lands of the Counts of Bregenz 4 In 1160 the male line of the Counts of Bregenz died out Count palatine Hugo of Turbingen inherited most of their lands through his wife Elisabeth His son Hugo inherited the Bregenz lands around Lake Constance including Sargans This Hugo who adopted the name Montfort und Werdenberg built or expanded Sargans Castle before his death in 1228 5 Excavations around the oldest part of the castle show that there was an earlier fort or castle but nothing is known about that building 6 Hugo built the large bergfried expanded the walls to the west and may have built a palas on that side of the castle In the mid 13th century the Montfort und Werdenberg lands were divided between Hugo of Werdenberg Heiligenberg and his brother Hartmann of Werdenberg Sargans Hartmann took up residence in the castle and probably expanded the palas The castle was first mentioned in 1282 Over the following century the wealth and lands of the Counts of Werdenberg Sargans were divided over and over again between descendants By the last 14th century Count Johann I ruled over a small and poor county under the Habsburgs In the Battle of Nafels in 1388 the count commanded a wing of the Austrian army that was supposed to cross the Kerenzerberg Pass However when he saw the threatened destruction of the main Austrian army he fled back over the pass The cost of the war as well as other expenses forced Johann I to sell the castle and village to Leopold of Austria 6 See also editList of castles in SwitzerlandReferences edit Schloss Sargans Sargans municipality Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance A Objects Federal Office for Cultural Protection BABS 1 January 2017 Retrieved 6 September 2017 Ortsgemeinde Sargans Sarganserland in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland Schloss Sargans www swisscastles ch Retrieved 28 September 2017 a b Burg Sargans www burgenwelt ch Retrieved 28 September 2017 nbsp nbsp This article about a castle in Switzerland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sargans Castle amp oldid 1216672685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
