Around 1100 |
Dietrich of Hachberg from the dynasty of the Counts of Nimburg probably built the first castle in the late 11th century. |
1127 |
First mention in a document of the Bishop of Konstanz: "Allodium ad Hachberg". |
1161 |
Conclusion of a contract at Hachberg Castle for the founding of Tennenbach Monastery. First mention of the castle as "Castro Hahberc". |
1239 |
Heinrich II Margrave of Baden founds the line of the Margraves of Baden-Hachberg with its seat at the castle. |
1352 |
Mortgaging of the castle to the town of Freiburg by Margrave Heinrich IV of Baden-Hachberg. |
1356 |
Margrave Otto I marries the rich Freiburg patrician daughter Elisabeth Malterer. She brings along the redemption of the mortgage bond as a dowry. |
1386 |
Death of Margrave Otto I; division of the castle and the dominion of Hachberg between his brothers Johann and Hesso. First documented mention of castle areas. |
1415 |
Margrave Bernhard I of Baden purchases the castle and the dominion of Hachberg from the indebted Margrave Otto II. |
1424 |
In the War of the League of Towns of the Upper Rhine (Oberrheinischer Städtebund) against Bernhard I, the castle prevails, while Emmendingen is destroyed. |
1525 |
Failed attempt of insurgent peasants to assail the castle. |
1533 -1577 |
Fundamental redesign according to findings of fortress theory by Margrave Karl II. |
1571-1573 |
Construction of the steward's manor (Meierhof) at the base of the castle. |
Around 1600 |
In the early 17th century, expansion to a fortress of the Duchy of Württemberg under Margrave Georg Friedrich with the construction of seven bastions. |
1634 -1636 |
Surrounding of the castle by troops of the Catholic League. Capitulation of the castle garrison and subsequent pulling down of the fortress walls. |
1660 |
Rebuilding of the residential and domestic buildings and repair of the fortress walls. |
1678 |
During a thunderstorm four soldiers were killed when lightning struck in the castle. |
1681 |
Voluntary destruction of the outer walls to ward off the French. |
1684 |
A fire destroys the upper castle. |
1688 |
Occupation of the castle by troops of Louis XIV of France and subsequent demolition of the fortress walls which still existed. |
1698 |
Rebuilding is rejected due to the high costs involved. The destroyed buildings mostly decay. |
1779 |
On 29 September Goethe visits the Hochburg. |
ab 1870 |
First constructive securing and preservation measures. |
seit 1971 |
Supporting of the castle complex by the Association for the Preservation of the Hochburg (Verein zur Erhaltung der Hochburg e. V.) with headquarters in Emmendingen. |