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Fuchsenhof from above

The Fuchsenhof is a former palace complex in Upper Austria and is located around 800 meters southwest of the city of Freistadt in the Mühlviertel . The old names of the building were Rasteinhof and Luzengut . The first documentary mention was made in 1377 as Rasteinhof, an aristocratic patio. In the 16th century the building was part of a longstanding dispute between the owner and the city. In 1623 an Ulrich Fuchs bought the castle and it has had its current name since then. Today the estate-like Fuchsenhof serves as a farm. In 1997 an important silver treasure was found near the farm.

history

In 1377 the building was first mentioned as a Rasteinhof (also Rastayn ). At that time the building was a noble residence and was within the civil peace of the city. In 1398 Heinrich von der Au sold the Rasteinhof as a free property to the Freetown citizen Hans Hafenpier. In 1435, the next documented mention that has been preserved, when the owner, Hanns Brunner, donated one pound of pfennigs to the Liebfrauenkirche and two tithes to the hospital . Until his death in 1478 the farm was owned by Friedrich von Rastein. That year his grandson sold it to Ulrich Luczer and his wife Katharina, and the farm was named Luzengut .

In 1528 the former mayor of the city, Gabriel Weissenauer, bought the Luzengut from Dorothea Luczen. The Weissenauer were members of the city patriciate and wanted to rise to the nobility . In addition, Tannbach Castle near Gutau was acquired. In Weissenauer's opinion, the Fuchsenhof was an aristocratic patio like Tannbach and he wanted to remove it from the city's jurisdiction. Nevertheless, the city insisted that the court was within the keep and that tithes were to be paid to the city. After the death of Gabriel, the conflicts with the city intensified into a sometimes solid dispute until a settlement between Andre Weissenauer and the city was reached in 1553, in which it was established that the Luzenhof was a farm and not a noble residence. In 1559 there was a lawsuit between Simon Weissenauer and the city about the affiliation of the Luzengut, since in the sales deed of 1398 the farm was named as free property. The unclear situation that led to the dispute was finally resolved in 1573 by Emperor Maximilian II . In his document the truce of the city was set, the Luzenhof was demonstrably listed within. Thus the affiliation to the city was finally determined and the dispute ended.

In 1594 Hans Weissenauer sold the farm to Georg Kholneder, who in 1599 sold it to Samuel Fux. In 1608 it was sold to Ulrich Fux, Samuel's brother. As early as 1616, the estate passed into the possession of Simon Widerreiter zu Weyregg. With the purchase of the building by Ulrich Fuchs in 1623, the name was changed to Fuchsenhof , the current name. In the following years the farm was owned by aristocrats for generations and was rebuilt to its current, castle-like appearance. The striking tower is likely to date from the 17th century. The owners during this time included Matthias Castner von Traunegg and Franz Adam, Edler von Wöbern zu Hagenberg (1698).

In the course of the dissolution of the manors, the building was probably sold to farmers and is still used today as a farm. The farm has extensive agricultural areas and large cattle fattening. The Böhmerwald Straße in the direction of Bad Leonfelden leads past the building around 100 meters away.

construction

  • Castle building - Fuchsenhof

  • Tower - Fuchsenhof

  • Farm building - Fuchsenhof

  • Barrel vault - entrance to the utility wing

The building consists of a three-storey front wing with a four-storey tower protruding from the wall. The tower has a pointed roof and was probably built in the 17th century. The tower rests on two pillars of granite on which the weight of the semi registered in the wall tower capacity. This gateway leads to a vaulted hall that leads to the courtyard, or to a staircase to the first floor with a large, high hall and a smaller one next to it. The front is facing south, the knight's hall shows the coats of arms of the respective owners and is furnished with old German furniture. A residential wing and extensive stables are attached to the rear. Due to its appearance, the building stands out from the usual three-sided courtyards in the area.

Treasure find

Main article: Treasure find from Fuchsenhof

In the late autumn of 1997 a very important silver treasure was found near the homestead while plowing over a field. This treasure was buried there around 1270 and consists of more than 6,700 coins as well as hundreds of silver objects and pieces of jewelry. It is believed that a goldsmith buried his property here during the chaos of war between Ottokar II Přemysl of Bohemia and Rudolf von Habsburg . It was not until 2004 that the find was published after a scientific investigation. The treasure is exhibited today in the Schlossmuseum Linz .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The treasure trove from the Fuchsenhof: The find ( Memento from June 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), (accessed on July 21, 2008)
  2. ↑ Schlossmuseum Linz Collections - Numismatics  ( page no longer available , 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. , (accessed on July 21, 2008)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.schlossmuseum.at  

literature

  • Oskar Hille: Castles and palaces of Upper Austria . 2nd Edition. Wilhelm Ennsthaler, Steyr 1992, ISBN 3-85068-323-0 .
  • Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home. 3rd edition . Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .

Web links

Commons : Fuchsenhof Freistadt  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ′ 6 ″  N , 14 ° 29 ′ 18 ″  E