Seeheim Castle

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Seeheim Castle

The Seeheim Castle is a castle-like mansion in the style of Neo-Renaissance in Konstanz on Lake Constance . Adolf von Scholz had it built in 1889/90 on older foundations according to plans by Hermann Eggert as a residence for himself and his family. His son, the poet Wilhelm von Scholz , lived there from 1924 to 1969.

location

The castle is located almost at the eastern end of the headland between the "Konstanzer Bucht" of the Obersee and the Überlinger See ("Horn", tip of the Bodanrück ) on the south bank between the "Bodensee-Therme" and the beach and outdoor pool "Hörnle" . Originally it was located directly on a small bay on the shore of Lake Constance , as part of an urban development measure in the 1970s, a dam with a promenade accessible to the public was raised in front of it.

history

The monastery Petershausen took over in 1230 most of the "Eichhorn Forest" (today "Loretto Forest") from the Monastery of Reichenau . This also included the site on which Seeheim Castle was later built. Franz Theodor Lips, Obervogt of the Teutonic Order of Altshausen , bought this area in 1659, which at that time was called "Landkomturliches Rebgut zu Hinterhausen". Lips was probably the owner of the previous building. From him in 1672 the Altshausen Teutonic Order acquired the vineyard. With the secularization of the Teutonic Order's property in the course of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 , the grounds of today's castle fell to the Grand Duchy of Baden .

The Konstanz banker and textile manufacturer Jacques Louis Macaire de L'Or (1740-1824) acquired the Seeheim property from Grand Duke Leopold von Baden for 6,080 guilders plus fees in 1816 as trustee of the Hortense de Beauharnais . Hortense, Queen of Holland, Duchess of Saint-Leu, daughter of Josephine de Tascher and Alexandre Vicomte de Beauharnais, adopted daughter of Emperor Napoleon I and wife of his brother Louis Napoléon Bonaparte , came to Constance in 1815 after the collapse of the Napoleonic era. Since January 1816 she lived in a building in Petershausen called "the lantern". With the acquisition of the Seeheim property, the building is presumed to be the residence of the Hortense family. In her notes she writes:

“La maison, que j'habitais, était située au bord du lac. Les vents déchainés contre elle avec force, les ouragans affreux qui menacaient de la renverser, cette nature en désorde étaient trop d'accord avec l'état de mon âme… (The house I lived in was on the bank of the lake. The powerful against raging winds, the terrible storms that threatened to topple it, this confused nature was too much in harmony with the state of my soul. "

Political pressure on the Grand Duchy of Baden (especially from the French government) forced Hortense de Beauharnais to leave Constance in Baden in 1817. In the same year, she acquired the Arenenberg Castle and Estate as her new official main residence and had it extensively rebuilt. Hortense de Beauharnais kept and used her property Seeheim near Konstanz as a country house for occasional stays. In 1822, Seeheim Castle was officially transferred from the banker Macaire to the ownership of Hortense, who gradually expanded the castle park. It was not until 1834, shortly before Hortense's death, that the property was sold. Anton Meßmer, a councilor and businessman from Constance, followed as the owner; Anatol Freiherr von Leykam , Austrian General and Adjutant Radetzkys; Adolf Guhl from Stühlingen; Theodor Friedrich Bettex, educator from the "Salon Educational Institute" near Ludwigsburg; the city of Constance and Ernst Lang, fruit grower and fruit wine producer from Baden-Baden. In 1885 Adolf von Scholz acquired the Seeheim estate from Ernst Lang.

From 1889 to 1890, a new building in the historicism style was built on the foundations of the previous building according to plans and under the direction of architect Hermann Eggert from Strasbourg. The new castle became the residence of Adolf von Scholz and his family. Prince Bismarck and Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin were present at the opening . After the death of his father, Seeheim became the residence of the poet Wilhelm von Scholz and his second wife Gertrud (Gertie) geb. Richter (1899-1986). Wilhelm von Scholz died in Seeheim Palace in 1969, after which the widow Gertrud von Scholz was the owner of the palace.

Heinz Weidenfeld , head of the Konstanzer Volksbühne , co-heir and estate administrator, took over the Seeheim estate in 1986 after the death of Gertrud von Scholz. Eberhard Teufel, auditor, became the owner of the main wing in 1988 and Wolfgang Horn, lawyer, owner of the west wing of Seeheim Castle.

From 1993 to 1996 a major renovation of roofs and walls, drainage, static inventory backups of dilapidated vaults, the porch, the ceiling between main floor and attic, eliminating performed dry rot , restoration of ceilings, expansion of the attic, installing a glass elevator, a new central heating and new sanitary facilities. The measures were carried out according to the plans and under the direction of Sabine Hermann, an architect in Constance. In 1996 the Akademie Schloss Seeheim was opened under the direction of Gabriele Nardella (President) and Helmut Bachmaier (Director), in 2006 a café-restaurant "Schloss Seeheim" under Eberhard Teufel.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Daniela Frey / Claus-Dieter Hirt: "French traces in Konstanz", UVK Verlagsgesellschaft, Konstanz 2011, p. 5857, ISBN 978-3-86764-322-1
  2. ^ Napoleon Museum - Arenenberg Castle. The most beautiful castle on Lake Constance = Musée Napoléon - Château d'Arenenberg (= Bodensee-Magazin. Special ). Labhard, Konstanz 2005, ISBN 3-926937-85-8 , p. 7.
  3. ^ Daniela Frey / Claus-Dieter Hirt: "French traces in Konstanz", UVK Verlagsgesellschaft, Konstanz 2011, p. 58, ISBN 978-3-86764-322-1

literature

  • Michael Losse / Ilga Koch: “Palaces and castles on western Lake Constance”, Hegau Library Volume 122, Wartburg Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2004, ISBN 3-8313-1448-9
  • Napoleon Museum - Arenenberg Castle. The most beautiful castle on Lake Constance = Musée Napoléon - Château d'Arenenberg (= Bodensee-Magazin. Special ). Labhard, Konstanz 2005, ISBN 3-926937-85-8 .
  • Pierre Grellet: Queen Hortense on Arenenberg. Newly edited and with a biographical appendix by Dominik Gügel. Huber, Frauenfeld et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7193-1262-3 .

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Coordinates: 47 ° 39 ′ 56.7 "  N , 9 ° 12 ′ 42.6"  E