Villach Castle

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Arcaded courtyard
Showroom

Villach Castle

The castle Villach was in 1270 first mentioned in documents. According to archaeological research, construction began shortly after Villach was donated by Heinrich II to the Bamberg Monastery in 1007. Around 1233 it was expanded in the course of the fortification of the city of Villach and formed its northeast corner. It served as the Bamberg administrative seat . Remains of a fortification tower from the original construction are still present in the north-east corner of the complex in the wall association. The existing Renaissance building was erected in the 16th century and rebuilt several times until the 17th century. The simple, three-story, four-wing structure has an arcade courtyard.

Today the castle is used as social housing. Archaeological finds are shown in a room that is looked after by a branch of the Villach City Museum .

Castle chapel St. Heinrich and Kunigunde

In the south the castle chapel from the 14th century adjoins the castle. It is consecrated to Saints Heinrich and Kunigunde and belonged to the parish of St. Martin until 1640 , then to the parish of St. Jakob . The chapel, which was probably profaned as early as 1738 , was restored as a sacred space in 1980. After the restoration was completed, the episcopal blessing took place in October 1980, and the castle chapel has been used by the Old Catholic Church for services ever since . During the renovation in 2003, the altar and the Heinrich and Kunigunde fresco were renewed. Furthermore, the Kunigundekapelle was adapted in 2003 in such a way that, in addition to the Villach Old Catholics, the Serbian Orthodox community can act as ecumenical co- users . The castle chapel in Villach belongs to the pastoral care area of ​​the old Catholic parish church of St. Markus in Klagenfurt.

literature

  • Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 1015.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georg Lux: Gateway to History. In: Kirchtagsblog. Kleine Zeitung, July 16, 2017, accessed on July 16, 2017 .
  2. ^ Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia. Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 1015.
  3. ^ Christian Halama: Altkatholiken in Österreich , Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-205-77224-5 , p. 808.
  4. ↑ Bulletin of the City of Villach, October 15, 2003, p. 17 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 7, 2014.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / villach.at
  5. ↑ City of Villach - Citizens' Service: Churches in Villach ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 7, 2014.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.villach.at

Coordinates: 46 ° 36 ′ 57.3 "  N , 13 ° 50 ′ 36.3"  E