Daunschlössl
The Daunschlössl , also known under the name Weingartenschlössel or Villa Berta , is a building in the Austrian city of Salzburg . It stands on the site of a medieval defense tower , was originally owned in its current form by the Salzburg cathedral chapter and later changed hands several times. The Daunschlössl is located at Brunnhausgasse 29 in the Nonntal district and was last used for residential purposes.
history
The Weingarten estate of the Salzburg cathedral chapter, first mentioned in a document in 1139, was located at the location of the Daunschlössel. The cathedral provost and last Salzburg counter-archbishop, Christoph Ebran von Wildenberg, had a tower built in the existing vineyard in 1480. This defense tower had the dimensions of 13 × 13 meters. On the first floor there was a large hall with two pillars supporting the vaulted ceiling . There was probably an upper floor. During archaeological excavations in 2010/2011, the remains of this defensive tower were discovered and ceramic finds, coins, non-ferrous metal fittings and remains of stove tiles from the Middle Ages and the early modern era were found. In addition, the remains of the foundation wall of a smaller, rectangular building were found. This seems to be even older than the square building. It should also be the remains of a fortification.
After the lost dispute with Emperor Friedrich III. and his excommunication by the Pope , Christoph Ebran von Wildenberg had this tower removed. The story about the Weingartenschlössl is related to the fact that the then Archbishop of Salzburg Bernhard von Rohr intended to hand over the city of Salzburg to the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus , with whom the Archbishopric was connected in the fight against the Turks. The Hungarians were to be allowed into the city via the Weingartenschlössl and the Almkanal. This interpretation seems to be historically wrong; but the emperor managed to have the fortifications partially removed in 1481.
In 1529 the cathedral chapter had Balthasar von Lamberg convert the existing building into a summer residence for the second oldest canon . Between 1528 and 1792 the Daunschlössl was owned by a total of 23 canons. It was named after the canon Carl Joseph Graf von Daun, who was the owner from 1777. He sold it to his gardener Karl Hoffmann in 1800. A later owner was the mayor of the city of Salzburg Heinrich Ritter von Mertens , who had the half-dilapidated building rebuilt in the "old high German taste". He soon had to sell the castle to Bertha Princess Lobkowitz, the sister of Cardinal Schwarzenberg . The second name of the building, namely Villa Berta, refers to them. Thereafter, Countess Karoline von Blome was the owner. In 1836, a Michael Stürzer opened a “cold water bathing establishment” on the Daunschlössl's castle pond. This is likely to have existed until around 1850.
Entrance gate to the Daunschlössl
Daunschlössl: entrance
Garden side of the Daunschlössl: renovation work
Daunschlössl after the renovation in 2012 (garden side)
Daunschlössl after the renovation in 2012 (entry page)
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The Daunschlössl today
At the end of the 1930s, the villa came into the possession of the Salzburg state government (today the land traffic state commission). After the Second World War , the Daunschlössl was converted into a civil servants' residence for the Salzburg state government. The stately Meierhof that once belonged to it had to give way to the construction of prefabricated residential buildings in 1960. Until recently, the Daunschlössl was surrounded by buildings from the former nursery and remnants of the former garden. A revitalization is currently taking place (2012), for which substantial parts of the surrounding grassland have been rededicated into areas for residential construction. Parts of the former nursery have been converted into a small park .
literature
- Peter F. Kramml: Salzburg and the Hungarians: facts, lies, propaganda . In: Peter F. Kramml (Ed.): Stadt, Land und Kirche. Salzburg in the Middle Ages and in modern times . Friends of Salzburg History, Salzburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-902582-07-2 ; Pp. 113-136.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nonntaler Villa once served as a defensive tower ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , "Salzburger Nachrichten" from January 26, 2011.
- ^ Peter F. Kramml: Salzburg and the Hungarians: Facts, Lies, Propaganda .
Coordinates: 47 ° 47 '32.6 " N , 13 ° 2' 35.9" E