Regensberg

Regensberg
Regensberg
; Regensberg
Canton	Zurich
District	Dielsdorf
	47°29′N 8°26′E / 47.483°N 8.433°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 8°26′E / 47.483°N 8.433°E
Population	452 (December 2005)
- Density	189 /km2 (490 /sq mi)
Area	2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation	617 m (2,024 ft)
Postal code	8158
SFOS number	0095
Surrounded by	Boppelsen, Buchs, Dielsdorf, Oberweningen, Schleinikon, Steinmaur
Website	www.regensberg.ch; SFSO statistics

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For the similarly-named Bavarian city, see Regensburg.

Regensberg is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is located just to the west of Dielsdorf, on a ridge of the Lägern (617 m).

[edit] History

Regensberg 'Oberstadt' with Tower of the former castle

Regensberg in Topographia Helvetiae by Matthäus Merian, 1645

Regensberg was founded as a hilltop fortified settlement about 1245 by Baron Lüthold. The fortifications include a 21 m (69') high round tower dating from the 16th or 17th century and a 57 m (187') deep water well. The church, originally dating from the 1200's, was rebuilt in 1506.

In medieval times, Regensberg castle was the political center of the area now corresponding to the Dielsdorf district.

Historic attractions include the half-timbered "Rote Rose" house dating from 1540.

[edit] Citizens

Eberhard II was born in Regensberg around.1170 and died in Friesach, Austria on 30 Nov 1246. In 1196, he received the Bishopric of Brixen and, in 1200, the Archbishopric of Salzburg. Eberhard founded the independent bishoprics of Chiemsee (1215), Seckau (1218) and Lavant (1228) under Salzburg, as well as the collegiate churches of Völkermarkt and Friesach, where he also founded a Premonstratensian monastery in 1217. Eberhard added the counties of Pongau and Lungau to the Archbishopric. Eberhard was excommunicated in 1245 after refusing to publish a decree deposing the emperor and died suddenly the next year.