Dechanthofgasse (Freistadt)
The Dechanthofgasse is a 20-meter-long street in Freistadt in Upper Austria's Mühlviertel . The alley was laid out when the city was founded in the 13th century and is located within the city walls of the old town . The alley begins at Eisengasse and leads over Höllplatz to Dechanthofplatz. The dean courtyard is a small, triangular square, about 30 meters long and up to Hutterergasse enough. A second, narrow passage leads to the parish church . The alley and the square are named after the Dechanthof (rectory).
There are only six houses along today's Dechanthofgasse and Dechanthofplatz, all of which are listed. In the two great city fires in 1507 and 1516, all the houses in the city were destroyed, including in this area. Due to the city fires, many old documents from the time the houses were built have been lost.
For around seven years now, plans to convert Eisengasse and the adjacent Höllplatz (including Dechanthofgasse) into a pedestrian zone have been discussed in the municipal council. So far, no majority has been achieved for the facility. The affected businesses in Eisengasse are against this project.
Listed buildings
Sorted by today's house numbers with details of the former address in brackets in the Middle Ages. These buildings were included in Austria's list of monuments until 2004.
- Corner house Dechanthofgasse 1 / Eisengasse 9 (town house, formerly town no.43 )
A building first mentioned in documents around 1441, which has been a listed building since 1995. It has a simple facade structure from around 1900. Inside, the hallway has a barrel vault and there is a room with a groin vault from the second half of the 19th century.
- Corner house Dechanthofgasse 2 / Eisengasse 11 / Höllgasse 3 (community center, formerly town no.44 )
A building with the core from the 17th century, which was remodeled in the second half of the 19th century. Outside there is a stone arched portal with framed walls. Inside there are truss vaults and stitch cap vaults. There is also a spiral stone staircase with a cast iron railing from around 1900. The house has been a listed building since 1966.
- Dechanthofplatz 1 (vicarage, formerly town no.49 )
The Dechanthof is a mighty, three-storey four-wing building around a rectangular courtyard. A partial renovation took place around 1600 and a redesign by Carlo Antonio Carlone at the end of the 17th century . The baroque facade dates from 1735 and was designed by Johann Michael Prunner . The former arcade in the east wing was walled up as part of the baroque redesign. Some of the interiors are equipped with lancet barrel vaults and groin vaults . Many rooms have stucco mirrors from the 18th and 19th centuries. The vestibule is Baroque, the southern staircase is late Gothic. The first big fire in the city started in 1507 at the Dechanthof, which cremated the entire city.
- Dechanthofplatz 2 (residential building, formerly town No. 47 )
A two-story building that has been partially renovated. It was mentioned for the first time in 1555 and parts date from the 16th and 17th centuries. The facade dates from around 1860. Inside there is a kitchen vault on the upper floor.
- Dechanthofplatz 3 (residential building, formerly town no.48 )
Former beneficiary house (foundation) until the 17th century. The building was built in the first half of the 16th century and the facade has a Gothic shoulder arch portal . Inside there is a rich interior with wooden ceilings. The building has been a listed building since 1971.
- Dechanthofplatz 4 (residential building, formerly the rear building of town No. 32 )
A two-storey, three-axle corner house that consists only of the original ground floor. The facade has a basket arch portal with skylights and the windows and portals have granite walls. The core of the building is late Gothic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Municipality of Freistadt: News from the town hall (PDF; 1.2 MB), No. 03/2004, page 4
- ↑ TIPS Freistadt: TIPS, edition March 5, 2008 ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2011 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. , Page 21
literature
- Federal Monuments Office Austria (Ed.): Dehio - Upper Austria Mühlviertel . Berger Verlag, Horn / Vienna 2003, ISBN 978-3-85028-362-5 , page 159
- Fritz Fellner: List of monuments 2004 , provided by the Castle Museum
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ′ 38 ″ N , 14 ° 30 ′ 13 ″ E