Die Kronburg von heute bis 1802
People from near and far come to Kronburg throughout the year to dine at the inn, visit the pilgrimage church, take part in seminars and stay in the comfortably furnished rooms.
Under the dedicated and prudent management of the Sisters of Mercy of Zams, Klostergut Kronburg is experiencing a new heyday.
In 2005, the Hallein sisters withdraw owing to the aging of their community and for financial reasons. An attempt to sell the entire site fails. Finally, the Sisters of Mercy of Zams take over Kronburg with the Klösterle, the inn, the farm, the forest and the meadows.
The order works to preserve this beloved destination for pilgrimage, recreation and day trips, and to restore it so that the hamlet stands as a well-kept whole, welcoming all who seek rest, holiday, peace and pastoral care.
In 1952, the monastery and all its property pass to the Congregation of the School Sisters of Hallein – Salzburg.
In 1869, Chaplain Stefan Krismer dies at almost 92 and becomes the first person buried in the Kronburg cemetery, whose approval and construction he had arranged himself two years earlier.
In 1845, Chaplain Stefan Krismer, known as "Karrer Stöffele," acquires the roughly 90-hectare Kronburg estate and builds a monastery next to the church – first for teaching brothers, then ultimately for tertiary sisters.
The construction of Kronburg Monastery in 1848 accelerates the decay of the fortifications. Much building material from the castle – door and window frames, ashlar blocks and beams – is reused as cheap raw material in the monastery.
Under Napoleon, Tyrol is annexed to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In 1811, the Bavarian government buys Kronburg for the farmer Sebastian Stocker.
The auction edict of the same year sets out the boundaries of Kronburg.
Under the Fieger family…
1802
1766
1734
In the first half of the 16th century, during the Peasants' Wars, Kronburg once again took on a strategically significant role. In 1530, Christoph Fieger assumes the feudal lordship; in 1537, Friedrich Fieger takes up the fief. The Fiegers once again have Kronburg administered by stewards.
With the Fiegers, the second major building phase in Kronburg's history begins. In 1507, further fortifications are built. On the saddle below the castle, a chapel (1673) and later a pilgrimage church (1715) are erected.
1504
Although the Fiegers have bought the castle, they place it under the fief of Maximilian I.
Under the territorial princes…
1485
1442
1435
Frederick himself was probably at Kronburg in 1435, as large sums were billed for wine, meat and bedding.
Kronburg in the Middle Ages…
1380–1423
Under the Starkenbergs…
In 1380, Duke Leopold III of Austria permits Hans von Starkenberg and his heirs to build a castle on the "Purkstall" (castle site) near Zams, long known as "Cirkafe." The castle on the Kronenberg (as it is called a year later in a document) serves as the administrative center of the Starkenberg estates in North Tyrol and is managed by stewards.
On what is now the castle hill, the Starkenbergs first build the outer bailey (a kind of ring wall) and the upper castle. Both still survive today.
Kronburg in Roman times…
A coin find suggests that the Roman "Castello Ircavio" once stood on the rock of Kronburg. The route of the Via Claudia Augusta trade road also points to a fortification at this strategically favorable spot.
Prehistoric settlement…
Finds from the Hallstatt period (800–450 BC) suggest that there was once a prehistoric hilltop settlement on the castle hill of Kronburg.