bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, bˈɪʃəp hˈɑːɹtmən ʌv bɹˈɪksən mˌeɪd ðə tˈaʊn ɐn ɐlˈɑːd ænd bᵻstˈoʊd ɪɾ əpˌɑːn hɪz mˌɪnɪstˈɪɹiˈɑːliz fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ænd hɪz wˈaɪf dʒˈɜːbɜːɡ, hˌuː bˈɪlt ɐ kˈæsəl ðˈɛɹ.
Between 1140 and 1147, Bishop Hartmann of Brixen made the town an alod and bestowed it upon his ministerialis Frederick II and his wife Gerbirg, who built a castle there.