Edmundsburg
The Edmundsburg is located above the Salzburg Festival halls on the Mönchsberg . The three-storey, cubic building was built between 1694 and 1696 on behalf of Abbot Edmund Sinnhuber OSB from St. Peter Abbey (Salzburg) . The letters above the entrance portal indicate the client: E dmundus A bbas S ancti P etri .
history
On the site of the Edmundsburg there were two simple houses until 1696, which were owned by the Lords of Nussdorf and from 1694 to the prince-archbishop chamber council and Dr. both right, Felix Pflanzmann, belonged. He offered the area to the Abbot of St. Peter to look after his daughter, who did not want to marry.
Abbot Edmund Sinnhuber had the city architect Lorenz Stumpfegger erect a casino-shaped building with a pyramid roof and eight-sided lantern on the site of the two earlier houses. It can no longer be determined whether the abbot himself stayed here for a long time. The Edmundsburg served as the summer residence of the abbots of St. Peter, later as a boarding school for "worthy monastery servants". But in 1711 the Edmundsburg was already leased to tenants. However, the lack of water supply and the inadequate sewer were complained about, making a number of rooms uninhabitable.
A historical peculiarity is the second lightning rod in Salzburg that was erected on the Edmundsburg under the supervision of Father Dominicus Beck on May 12, 1786 (the first was at Mirabell Palace ). After Salzburg was annexed to the Habsburg Monarchy in 1816 , the property changed hands in 1834. In 1853, on the initiative of Father Peter Egerer, an “institution for poor boys in the Duchy of Salzburg” was set up. In addition, the Empress Carolina Augusta , the fourth wife of Emperor Franz of Austria , who had remained childless herself, donated 10,000 fl . The institution was to be devoted to the education of neglected boys from all over the Duchy of Salzburg. The respective archbishop was the protector of the reform and rescue house for the education and reform of neglected boys . The abbots of the monastery acted as directors, and the educators were also provided from St. Peter's Abbey.
When the need for more places in the educational institution grew, another building was built in 1902 (today's institute building 2a, "Edith-Stein-Haus" ). Up to 130 boys could be accommodated in the two houses, the Sisters of the Cross in Linz ran the boarding school.
In 1930, the “ Salzburg University Weeks ” , which still exist today, were founded in Edith-Stein-Haus in 1930 , as a forerunner of the Alma Mater Paridiana , which was re-established in 1962 . The philosopher Edith Stein was present at the first congress , whose first public lecture in Salzburg (“The intrinsic value of women in its meaning for the life of the people”) attracted a lot of attention.
During the Nazi era , Edmundsburg was expropriated, but continued as a school home. After the Second World War, Father Eberhard Steinbrecher OSB took over the management of St. Peter's Monastery until 1959.
But the reputation of the home was not the best; rather it was a popular form of intimidation to threaten rebellious children with the Edmundsburg. This also occurs in a modified way and without any claim to historical truth in Wolf Haas' novel Silentium! to expression.
present
When plans for an international university matured in the 1960s, the property was taken over by the Archdiocese of Salzburg . The “International Research Center for Basic Questions of Science Salzburg” (IFZ) , which is affiliated with the Katholisches Hochschulwerk , was created here in 1964 on the initiative of Stefan Rehrl and provided international support for the re-establishment of the Salzburg University.
The "Katholische Hochschulwerk" is still housed in the Edith Stein House today. The Austrian Institute for European Legal Policy can also be found here .
In 2008 the Edmundsburg was completely renovated by the Archdiocese and the University of Salzburg. Since October 27, 2008, the building has been the seat of a European and Research Center. In this interdisciplinary study center ( “Salzburg Center of European Union Studies” ), employees from several disciplines (law, theology, social sciences) conduct research. The city, state and University of Salzburg have also set up the Stefan Zweig Center Salzburg in parts of Edmundsburg . The “Salzburg Literature Archive ” founded by Adolf Haslinger is also located here .
Edmundsburg can be reached on foot via the so-called Festival Staircase, also called Clemens-Holzmeister-Stiege, or by means of a lift; the entrance to it is in the Mönchsbergparkgarage in Toscaninihof .
literature
- Adolf Hahnl: The country seats of the abbots of St. Peter. In the office of the Salzburg state government - cultural department (ed.): The oldest monastery in the German-speaking area. St. Peter in Salzburg. 3rd State Exhibition, May 15 - October 26, 1982. Treasures of European Culture (pp. 54–58). Salzburg: 1982.
Web links
proof
- Edmundsburg . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .
- Edith Stein House . In: Salzburger Nachrichten: Salzburgwiki .
Coordinates: 47 ° 47 ′ 50.2 " N , 13 ° 2 ′ 31" E