Franzensburg
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| Creation time : | around 1801 to 1836 | |
| Castle type : | Moated castle | |
| Place: | Laxenburg | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 3 '54.9 " N , 16 ° 22' 18.6" E | |
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The Franzensburg is a moated castle in Laxenburg in the Mödling district in Lower Austria , which was built between 1801 and 1836 in the style of an old castle. The name comes from the then Emperor Franz II. Or I. , who had it built as a museum in the middle of the castle park next to the already existing castles of Laxenburg on an artificial island in the park pond.
history
The castle was planned by Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg in two parts ( knight's castle and knappenburg ) and was intended as a museum from the start. With its recourse to medieval structures, the Franzensburg is considered a milestone on the way to historicism . Components of the parish church in Heiligenkreuz , which was demolished in the course of Josephinism , were used for this purpose. Set pieces from older buildings are also integrated into the castle, especially the reconstruction of the Klosterneuburg Capella Speciosa , the first Gothic- influenced building in the Danube region .
The castle was built at the same time as brick production began south of Vienna. Since the price of the individual brick seemed too high, Emperor Franz bought the brickworks in Vösendorf without further ado and also Vösendorf Castle .
In 1806 a ferry was set up that crossed the pond from the mainland to the island with the Franzensburg. In winter it is replaced by a wooden bridge. On the opposite side, the island can be reached all year round via a stone bridge.
The castle and the surrounding castle pond are embedded in an approximately 250-hectare castle park, which was designed in the style of English landscape gardens in the late 18th century . There are forests, meadows, several canals, a tournament area, the Concordia temple and other structures such as the "Knight Column", a marble bust of the emperor and the pleasure house.
Today the park is a popular destination. Guided tours are offered in the castle and theater plays are organized in summer. Rowing and electric boats can be rented by the pond in summer.
Park map
Eduard Gurk : The Franzensburg in Laxenburg near Vienna (around 1838)
Early photography from the 19th century.
Franzensburg and Ferry (2009)
In winter, a bridge replaces the ferry service (2006)
museum
The museum was reopened in 2003 by Otto von Habsburg , after the castle was open to the public earlier. The collection, which mainly affects the Habsburgs in Austria-Hungary, complements similar ones, as in Bad Ischl , Schönbrunn Palace or Gödöllő Palace in Hungary.
The museum also bears the Austrian Museum Seal of Approval .
When passing through the museum in the castle complex, various rooms can be visited:
- Armory
- In this room, the shields with the coats of arms of the 44 Austrian countries and provinces are mounted on the ceiling.
- Habsburg Hall
- Half of the imperial statues by Paul Strudel are in the Habsburg Hall in Franzensburg (the other half is in the court library ). In the Lothringer Hall , paintings of the later emperors are grouped around a Kupelwieser portrait of Franz I, among others by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller and Friedrich von Amerling .
- First reception room
- Second reception room
- Luis room
- In the “Luisenzimmer” you can see the ceiling, the two door panels and the doors from Rappottenstein Castle from around 1600. [4]
- Dining room
- Lorraine Hall
Southeast side of the castle
Canal in the castle park
Cascade bridge
literature
- Franz Weller: The imperial castles and palaces in words and pictures. Hof-Buchdruckerei, Vienna 1880. ( Online )
- Wolfgang Häusler : The Franzensburg - a guide through history and art. Schnell & Steiner, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7954-6629-6 .
- The Franzensburg: a guide through past and present [ 200 years of Franzensburg - Rendezvous with history ], published by: Schloß Laxenburg Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, with contributions by Anna Bürgler ... Schloß Laxenburg Betriebsgesellschaft, Laxenburg 1998, ISBN 3-950-0715- 12 .
- Ernst Bacher: Research on Laxenburg (park and Franzensburg): The Franzensburg - knight castle and monument to a dynasty. Volume 2. Böhlau, Vienna 2007, ISBN 3-205-77458-2 .
- Ernst Bacher: Research on Laxenburg (Park and Franzensburg): Architecture, equipment and art treasures of the Franzensburg. Volume 3, Böhlau, Vienna 2007, ISBN 3-205-77457-4 .
Web links
- Laxenburg Castle
- Entry about Franzensburg on Burgen-Austria
- Franzensburg on austrianguide.at