Neuberg Castle (Hartberg)

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Neuberg Castle
Neuberg Castle against the Ringkogel, seen from Löffelbach

Neuberg Castle against the Ringkogel, seen from Löffelbach

Alternative name (s): Neuberg Castle; Neuburg
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Received or received substantial parts
Place: Spoonbach
Geographical location 47 ° 17 '12 "  N , 15 ° 56' 15"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 17 '12 "  N , 15 ° 56' 15"  E
Neuberg Castle (Styria)
Neuberg Castle

The Burg Neuberg (also Castle Neuberg or Neuburg ) is one of the most important preserved fortifications of Styria . It is located west of the district capital Hartberg at 513 meters above sea level on the foothills of the Ringkogel above the village of Löffelbach . Neuberg Castle is a Styrian hilltop castle , the medieval core of which was incorporated into a modern fortress.

history

This medieval hilltop castle was built in the 12th century by Gottschalk Schirling (from 1166 from Neitberg / Neuberg), son of Wulfing von Stubenberg , as a border fortress or "battle castle" against the dreaded Hungarian armies and against all sorts of "pagan shit" from the east. At the same time, the festival became a clearing center. Their name is derived from Nitperg or Neitberg, which means something like battle or stronghold. The Neitbergers were relatives of the Lords of Stubenberg and were among the most distinguished Styrian noble families. When the Neitbergs died out in the 15th century, Emperor Friedrich III. 1483 the rule. In 1507, Emperor Maximilian I Neuberg including Burghut and all Zugehörlichkeiten care, at William of digging and its descendants. But as early as 1518 it was passed on as an imperial fiefdom to the Herberstein family, who owned it with one interruption between 1603 and 1660 until the second half of the 20th century. In the meantime it belonged to the Count Saurau. Neuberg was generously expanded and modernized by the Herbersteiners during the Renaissance period according to the rules of the Italian bastionary system.

construction

A square about 36 meters high keep the Palas is the oldest part of the plant. The lower area is Romanesque and dates from around 1160. The floor plan of the castle forms an irregular pentagon around a narrow, unadorned inner courtyard.

Furnishing

Since the Herbersteiners used the castle as an economic center but soon no longer inhabited it, only a remnant of the old equipment has been preserved. In the south-east bastion is the large hunting and ballroom, the ceiling of which is equipped with a wooden coffered ceiling consisting of 36 fields from the second quarter of the 16th century. The individual fields are painted in tempera and depict scenes from aristocratic country life, hunting pictures and harbor views. There was also a large, artistically valuable Renaissance ceiling in the south-west bastion, but this was transferred to Herberstein Castle in 1860 . The door to the ballroom wing is dated 1669. In the inner courtyard there is a baroque wall fountain from the 17th century. A bastion is built in front of the south side of the castle . To the southeast of the main castle extends an extensive outer castle , which is bordered by storage buildings, the outer gate and the remains of the former defensive wall . The mighty three-story cannon tower next to the outer gate is impressive. The castle chapel is located on the ground floor. On the east side of the tower in front of the entrance to the Aegidius Chapel there is a baroque grave chapel of Christ, which probably dates back to the third quarter of the 17th century.

Visiting is only possible from the outside as the castle is privately owned. (As of 2006)

chapel

The almost square castle chapel has been installed on the ground floor of the cannon tower since 1660. The chapel was consecrated in 1661. The high altar in cartilage style was donated in 1661 by Johann Georg Graf Herberstein. The altar panel shows St. Aegidius , the church patron. The rest of the furnishings also date from the second half of the 17th century. The 14 emergency helpers are shown in the castle chapel . However, only eleven of the 14 pictures of the needy helpers from the 18th century have survived. A small grave chapel of Christ was added.

Today the church is a curate beneficiary of the Hartberg parish and belongs to the Hartberg deanery . This facility was mentioned as early as 1250; It was refurbished in 1617.

literature

  • Hartberg Parish (Ed.): 850 Years of Living Hartberg Parish . Festschrift. 2007, p. 74, 186-189 .

Web links

Commons : Burg Neuberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mittheilungen, Issues 12-14. From the Historical Association for Styria. P. 249
  2. ^ Kuratbenefikum Neuberg , Catholic Church Styria> Parishes> Dean's Office Hartberg