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1. Fürstenau Old Town – Canovasee loop from Rothenbrunnen

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2. Fürstenau Old Town – Schauenstein Castle loop from Marktplatz

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May 19, 2024

Fürstenau - a miniature town

An episcopal Meierhof as the origin of Fürstenau

The episcopal power in Domleschg was probably already established in the era of the Frankish Empire, in the first millennium. The incompletely preserved imperial urbar (property and tax register of the imperial rule) from 831 shows that a ministry Tumliasca (episcopal administrative apparatus of Domleschg) existed. This was headed by a vicedominus with judicial authority. It is conceivable that the episcopal administration was originally based in Hohenrätien above Sils i.D., but was moved early on to one of the three Carolingian royal courts of Scharans, Almens and Tomils. An administrative official (Meier) of the bishop probably took up residence in the Baumgartenland Maros near Fürstenau. The name Maros goes back to the Latin word ad majoranem, the accusative of maiora (= Meierei or Meierhof). From this, via ad maioranes, the name Mairaus developed, which first appears in documents as the name for Fürstenau in the first half of the 12th century.

The development into a town

In the course of the 14th century, the sovereign large castle acquired a modest urban character due to denser settlement in the outer castle. A document from 1383 attests that an outer castle (lat. atrium) was located in front of the main castle opposite the bridge. Peasant and artisan subjects were settled here who were responsible for providing for the castle lords, and, as the Stoffel house shows, apparently also knightly servants.

In 1347, the castle served as security for the bishop to return to the captivity of the Count of Tyrol, from which he had been released. Fürstenau was then handed over to Walter von Stadion. In 1351, an arbitration court had to decide the dispute over Fürstenau Castle between the bishop and the Counts of Montfort. Finally, in 1367, Fürstenau was occupied by the cathedral chapter and the bishop's vassals. In 1387, it again became important in connection with the expansion of the Septimer Pass by Johann von Castelmur.

Text: City of Fürstenau

fuerstenau.ch/Portrait/Geschichte

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Fürstenau Old Town

1. Fürstenau Old Town – Canovasee loop from Rothenbrunnen

2. Fürstenau Old Town – Schauenstein Castle loop from Marktplatz

3. Schauenstein Castle – Rheinweg Thusis loop from Masein

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