Remigiusberg with Provost Church and Michelsburg Ruins
On the hilltop, close together and separated only by a shallow depression, lie the Provost Church of St. Remigius, the only surviving building of the former provostry of the same name, and the ruins of Michelsburg Castle.
The Provostry of St. Remigius is a former Benedictine monastery that existed from 1127 to 1526 and belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Remy in Reims. It is the only building that has survived. It serves as the parish church of the Catholic parish of Remigiusberg. The former rectory, which was built on the monastery grounds in 1842/42, now houses a restaurant.
The church contains the artistically valuable tomb slab of Count Friedrich I of Veldenz († 1327), who is buried here.
Michelsburg Castle was built around 1260 in the immediate vicinity on provost's land by Count Heinrich II of Zweibrücken. The reason for this was the dispute with the Wildgrafen over the Veldenz inheritance, and contrary to the original promise, the castle was not demolished after the end of the dispute, but further expanded.
Little is known about the fate of the castle in later centuries. According to a document issued at Michelsburg Castle, it was still intact in 1708. It is said to have been auctioned off for demolition by the French administration to private owners in 1803. The castle complex later changed hands several times.
In 1868, the castle complex came into the possession of the Catholic Church Foundation of St. Remigiusberg. From 1972 to 1974, work was carried out to secure its existence.
The ruins of Michelsburg Castle are accessible all year round (no winter maintenance).
66871 Haschbach am Remigiusberg
