▁records ▁in ▁written ▁form ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 1 9 6 ▁and ▁the ▁col ony ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁K ek ingen . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 2 6 0 , ▁the ▁up - ris ing ▁caval ier ▁family ▁Mün ch ▁acquired ▁the ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁hills ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁river ▁B irs ▁and ▁established ▁their ▁estate ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁exact ▁dates ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁ere ction ▁remains ▁unclear , ▁but ▁most ▁likely ▁building ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁between ▁ 1 2 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 2 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁on ▁the ▁rock ▁( Ste in ) ▁were ▁the ▁father ▁and ▁son ▁Hugo ▁II ▁Mün ch ▁and ▁Hugo ▁III ▁Mün ch . ▁ ▁Then , ▁under ▁Hugo ▁Mün ch ▁IV , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁expanded ▁and ▁extended ▁and ▁a ▁ring ▁wall ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁village ▁during ▁the ▁following ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁caval ier ▁Mün ch ▁named ▁themselves ▁hence for th ▁Mün ch ▁von ▁München stein . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 2 7 9 ▁the ▁village ▁Ge ck ingen ▁was ▁called ▁München stein . ▁ ▁The ▁Mün chs ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁castle ▁for ▁long ▁as ▁their ▁own ▁property . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 2 8 0 ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁the ▁ownership ▁to ▁the ▁Graf ▁von ▁Pf irt , ▁who ▁then ▁l ent ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Mün chs ▁in ▁f ief . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 3 2 4 , ▁after