The Friedburg was erected in two building phases by Archduke Sigmund of Tyrol as a new customs building. The square main part with the merlons and oriels was built in 1483. In 1520, an extension was added towards the North-West. The view of the building from the outside has remained the same until today. However, the inside of the building was changed quite substantially. The customs office was used by many travelling princes as accommodation. This might be the reason, that some of the rooms are still called ‘Kaiserzimmer’ (lit: Emperor’s room). Many other important personalities, such as emperors, kings, popes, cardinals, poets (such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe), scholars, pilgrims, soldiers, beggars and monks entered the customs office through these famous doors. Their travel journals relate stories on numerous occasions about the building, as well as the village. A number of coachmen drove with their carts through the doors into the court yard, their merchandise was checked, the duty calculated and paid. After the signature of the customs officer was applied to the document inside the ‘Gegenschreiberhaus’, the coachmen could finish their journey through the other door. In 1829 it was decided that the customs office would not be locked any more. Today, the Friedburg, which also has a little chapel, is owned privately and accommodates a restaurant.
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