Hammerherrenhaus
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The Hammerherrenhaus is a design that was primarily created during the Renaissance . It is located in Lower Austria (especially in the Eisenwurzen ), in Styria and in the Saxon Ore Mountains in Germany. A Bavarian counterpart to hammer mansion are, especially in the Upper Palatinate occurring hammer locks .
history
The so-called iron hammers , which were based on the use of water power to process iron ore , have spread since the Middle Ages . The Hammerherrenhäuser are therefore always located on a river or stream with a certain flow speed, often on slopes.
In addition to the rights to use water, the owners of the hammer mills, the hammer lords, also had to own forests for the production of charcoal and agricultural goods to supply their workers. They were wealthy and had large and massive houses built, reminiscent of Renaissance castles.
These are mostly houses with a half-hip roof and many dormers . In their most magnificent form they are adorned with sgraffito painting in white and gray.
Examples from Lower Austria
Sgraffito in Göstling on the Ybbs
Hammerherrenhaus in Ybbsitz
Hammer in Scheibbs
Hammer in Gresten
Examples from Styria
Hammerherrenhaus in Eppenstein (Murtal district)
Hammerherrenhaus in Raiming, Oberwölz municipality
Hammerherrenhaus in Wildalpen (Liezen district)
The so-called Pfeifferhammer in Sankt Gallen (Liezen district)
Examples from Saxony
Hammerherrenhaus Schmalzgrube in Jöhstadt in Saxony
Hammerherrenhaus in Aue in Saxony ( Auerhammer district )
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literature
- Reinhold Jagersberger: mansions of the hammer gentlemen, bike masters and ironworkers in Styria . Verlag für Collectors, Graz 2015 ISBN 978-3-85365-275-6
