Plankenwarth Castle

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Plankenwarth Castle
The castle seen from the southwest

The castle seen from the southwest

Alternative name (s): Plankenwarth Castle
Creation time : before 1265
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: receive
Standing position : Ministeriale
Place: Sankt Oswald near Plankenwarth
Geographical location 47 ° 5 '19 "  N , 15 ° 18' 35"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 5 '19 "  N , 15 ° 18' 35"  E
Plankenwarth Castle (Styria)
Plankenwarth Castle

The castle Plankenwarth or Castle Plankenwarth is a castle converted hilltop castle in Sankt Oswald bei Plankenwarth in Styria . Its history can be traced back to the 13th century. Slightly below, on the northern slope of the castle hill of the actual castle, is the Ludwigsburg, which was built by Ludwig Stürgkh in the 16th century and later served as a bailey and farm yard.

Today it is privately owned. Some rooms are made available by the owner for exhibitions and concerts.

location

The castle was built on the top of the Jägerberg , which slopes steeply on all sides and offered a good view. It was used to monitor the road from Judendorf-Straßengel to Sankt Oswald, which led past the castle.

history

The castle was first mentioned in a document on February 24, 1265. It was probably the free property of the Lords of Plankenwarth , who served as ministerials for the sovereigns and can be traced back to 1179. In the 14th century, the Plankenwarther were replaced by the Timmersdorfer , who were related to them, and their von Pranckh lords . Around 1430 the castle was inherited by the Lords of Ungnad , who from 1456 were allowed to bear the coat of arms of the now extinct Plankenwarther. The Lords of Ungnad had the property administered by employed carers. In 1532 Andre von Ungnad sold the neglected castle to the Graz merchant Georg Stürgkh from the von Stürgkh family . Georg's son Ludwig was disinherited and therefore, with the consent of his brothers, had the Ludwigsburg , named after him, built a little below the actual castle . After Ludwig's death, Ludwig's sons had to sell Ludwigsburg to his brother Christof due to high debts . It later served as a bailey and farm yard.

At the end of the 16th century a chalk fire was set up near the castle . In 1699 the estate went to Johann Georg Graf Saurau, who was related by marriage to the Stürgkh family . In the following years the property changed hands frequently, before it came into the possession of Johann Seifried von Herberstein in 1739 . Under his brother Karl Leopold, the castle was expanded into a baroque palace in 1754. From 1791 to 1826 the castle was again owned by the Stürgkh family. Afterwards there were frequent changes of ownership, for example the Protestant Emilie Sarah Engelbronner d'Aubigny, who had acquired the title of “General” through her marriage to the British Colonel Peché, until her death in 1849, was the castle owner. She was buried on the nearby Brennkogel, which has been called the Generalkogel ever since . In 1913 Ignaz von Scarpatetti bought the badly dilapidated castle. He had the property completely renovated and modernized so that it could be used as a sanatorium until 1954 . During the Second World War, parts of Ludwigsburg collapsed and had to be restored. That is why Ludwigsburg was given a new foundation in 1956. The castle has been privately owned by a family of Graz lawyers since 1981.

Building description

The Ludwigsburg, which lies a little below the actual castle and represents its outer bailey

The Plankenwarth Castle complex resembles a trapezoid and has walls up to three meters thick. There is a round tower on the western part of the wall and a semicircular tower in the northern part. The square keep stands on the east side of the castle and is built in from the courtyard side. The inner courtyard is triangular in shape and has column arcades built in the late Renaissance style . Karl Leopold von Herberstein expanded the castle into a baroque palace in 1754 . The interior was designed by the Baroque master Joseph Hueber . Today only parts of the former baroque furnishings are preserved. Remains of the stone door jambs from 1656 and beamed ceilings in the Renaissance style are also preserved. The original interior is no longer there.

The tower-like Ludwigsburg was built in the Renaissance style and is surrounded by a defensive wall with square towers. The wooden battlement is still preserved. It also has a gate with two round towers.

The main castle has a castle chapel consecrated to St. George, which has been documented since 1594. It was redesigned in Baroque style around 1680 and adorned with a stucco ceiling with frescoed medallions. The current altar dates from the middle of the 17th century.

Legend

According to a legend, the name of the castle is derived from the fact that an unpopular lord of the castle was killed with planks by his subjects . In reality, however, the name comes from the Old High German "planch", which means something like "shiny" and refers to the originally generous furnishings of the castle.

literature

  • Barbara Kramer-Drauberg, Heribert Szakmáry: Palaces, castles and ruins of Styria, Volume 1 . 2nd Edition. Weishaupt Verlag, Gnas 2013, ISBN 978-3-7059-0242-8 , pp. 186-187.
  • Georg Clam Martinic : Austrian Castle Encyclopedia - Palaces, castles and ruins . Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus, Salzburg 2007, ISBN 3-902397-50-0 , p. 352.
  • Herfried Marek, Ewald Neffe: Castles and palaces in Styria . Marek and Neffe Verlag, Wörschach 2004, ISBN 3-9501573-1-X , pp. 26-27.
  • Robert Baravalle: Palaces and castles of Styria . Unchanged reprint of the edition published in 1961. Leykam Buchverlagsgesellschaft, Graz 1995, ISBN 3-7011-7323-0 , pp. 170-172.
  • Mathilde Uhlirz : Plankenwarth Castle and its owners: a contribution to the history of Styrian noble families, primarily the Plankenwarth, Prankh, Dümmersdorf, Ungnad and Stürgkh families. German association printing and publishing house, Graz 1916.

Web links

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