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Founded: 12th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)
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Konrad and Arnold von Hirnsberg built Hohenaschau Castle in the late 12th century at the entrance to the Upper Priental. Important noble families expanded the property and developed the castle into the centre of the administrative seat of their lordship; with their influence, they shaped the land and people in western Chiemgau.
During the reconstruction and extension of the castle in the Renaissance (1540-1560) and High Baroque (1672-1686) styles, the Baroque castle chapel and the former benefice house, today's Priental Museum, were built.
After further alterations, mainly from 1905-1908 by Theodor von Cramer-Klett, the property was transferred to the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Real Estate Agency). This leased it mainly to the social welfare organisation of the Federal Finance Administration as a holiday home.
Today Hohenaschau Castle is open to the public in summer season.
Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.
Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.
There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.