Neuhaus Castle (Weissenbach)
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_-_Burg.JPG) Southeast view of Neuhaus Castle |
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| Creation time : | 2nd quarter of the 13th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | receive | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale | |
| Place: | Neuhaus | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 59 '46 " N , 16 ° 2' 54" E | |
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The Neuhaus Castle is a hilltop castle in Neuhaus in the district of Baden in Lower Austria . Its history is closely linked to that of Neuhaus.
history
The nucleus of the castle was a permanent house , which was probably built in the second quarter of the 13th century. It was mentioned in a document in 1246, when Ulrich von Neuhaus was named lord of the castle in a land register .
The prince's castle was administered by carers in the 14th century until it came into the possession of the Wolzo family in 1595 ( knights since 1591 , barons since 1607 ). At the beginning of the 17th century, Hans Christoph von Wolzüge had the castle fundamentally redesigned and the "St. Nepomuk" church was built in the castle.
As Protestants , the members of the Woliehen family lost their property in the course of the Counter Reformation ; Paul I von Wolzog had to emigrate to Saxony in 1628. In the following time the castle changed hands several times. In 1683 it was sacked by the Ottomans and set on fire.
In 1694 a glass and mirror factory was set up in the rooms that were still usable. From 1724 again in possession of the court chamber, was under Emperor Charles VI. the lock repaired. A new wing for the mirror factory was built on the west side of the courtyard, but it was moved to a building at the foot of the Schlossberg in 1742 and to Schlöglmühl in 1830 .
In 1769 a public elementary school was set up in the east wing, which was followed by a teacher training institute in 1780. The west wing was used as a parsonage from 1833 after Neuhaus had been elevated to its own parish.
From 1830 the castle was owned by Baron Georg Simon von Sina , who gave it to his granddaughter Anastasia Countess Wimpffen 20 years later.
In 1938 the German Reich Forestry took over the castle. During the fighting in the last days of World War II , the castle and church burned down on April 21, 1945. After 1955 the west wing was rebuilt. The east wing was acquired by a private individual in 1977 and restored, while the west wing fell into disrepair for the time being.
Todays use
Half of the castle is privately owned by the Huemer family, the other half belongs to the Archdiocese of Vienna .
The private part was renovated from a ruin at great expense in the 1980s. The other half is the rectory and is now also being renovated since 2003/04.
investment
The complex is surrounded by a wall, which is reinforced with round towers on the two eastern corners and two square defense towers on the western side . Through the entrance on the east side and the wide gate hall that crosses under the east wing, you get to the castle courtyard, which is closed in the west by the construction of the former mirror factory. In the south the courtyard is bounded by the church, in the north by the surrounding wall . A gate let in there was originally provided with a drawbridge .
The elongated eastern wing, which is now well preserved, has two floors and served as a residential palace. A four- story gate tower rises above the gate .
The opposite, also two-storey west wing with an originally baroque facade is bordered by two three-storey, somewhat projecting towers crowned with pyramid roofs. Two symmetrically arranged doors with triangular gables lead into the interior. In the course of the renovation, a modern access to the rectory was created on the southern front side.
Behind the west wing is an almost square second courtyard. The fortress house from the 13th century, which gave the castle and place its name (novum castrum), was originally located here. Inhabited until the beginning of the 17th century, the building was then abandoned and fell into disrepair. In the middle of the courtyard, remains of walls from cellars still indicate the old building.
South-eastern part with round tower, in front of the cemetery
Gate tower of the castle on the east side from the outside
Coat of arms on the archway of the portal
The not yet renovated west building with the two defense towers
Enclosing wall in the north
Memorial stone of Charles VI. to rebuild the castle and to build the mirror factory
St. Nepomuk Church
The castle complex includes the single-nave church with a ribbed vault, which is dedicated to St. John Nepomuk . It is an independent parish church .
Hans Christoph von Wolzüge had the church built in the late Gothic (sic!) Style in the years 1610 to 1612 in place of the Romanesque castle chapel as a Protestant prayer house. Under the sanctuary he had a crypt for his family built, in which four members of the family and a priest are buried.
Due to the suppression of the Protestant denomination in the Counter-Reformation , the church stood empty from 1628 and, like the castle, was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1683.
When Emperor Charles VI. had the castle restored and a mirror factory was set up in the buildings, the church initially served as a warehouse. It was not until Neuhaus was elevated to a parish of its own in 1733 that the church found its proper use again and received a baroque interior.
After the destruction in the last days of the Second World War and its restoration, the church was consecrated again on November 24, 1946 by Archbishop Theodor Innitzer .
The replacement of the long-time pastor Mag. Berger in 2002 was the impetus to revitalize the church and the rectory. In 2005 the church was repainted, the high altar restored, the organ built in 1891 completely overhauled and all electrical installations renewed. The parish council organized and helped with the work. In August 2005 the castle courtyard was rebuilt. The renovation was completed with the consecration of the altar by Archbishop Christoph Schönborn on September 10, 2006.
For some time now it has been possible to support the helpers financially with “castle building blocks”.
View of the church from the courtyard
Interior of the church
Main altar of the church
Pulpit on the north side
Web links
- Entry via Neuhaus Castle to Burgen-Austria