Castles & ruins 27: Kriebstein castle, DE
Original castle was built around 1380-s by family von Beerwalde, in 15th century it comes to the hands of other noble families of the region and changes owners quite frequently.
There were couple of big reconstruction during the castle life time, but all of them kept its gothic style.
Today the castle is state property and museum – better visit on summer time when all the rooms and exhibitions are open every day, because in winter you can get into partial exhibits and only on weekends.
Here
I learnt that what I thought was just a legend is actually a real
story: first I learnt it from German medieval folk song, then as a
legend which (I thought) might be applicable to whatever medieval
castle siege but here at Kriebstein it really happened:
in 1415
Margrave
Frederick the Belligerent laid siege to the castle
trying to get Knight
Dietrich von Staupitz.
The siege was long and people in the castle were starving, so they
ask if at least women could get out and leave.
Margrave agreed but
conditioned that women will take only one the most treasured
possession 'cos (of course) he planned to sack the castle and get,
apart from mischievous knight, big loot from it.
They agreed but next
morning Margrave was amazed to see that the women of Kriebstein –
from simple peasant to the lady of the castle – were carrying on
their shoulders their most treasured possessions:
their wounded
husbands. He was moved by this so much that he call off the siege and
let the castle inhabitants be and even pardoned the knight Dietrich.
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