Herzogsburg (St. Veit an der Glan)
The so-called Herzogsburg is a large horseshoe-shaped facility in the association of the city wall in the northeast corner of the old town of Sankt Veit an der Glan . The core of the construction in the east wing and the corner tower dates back to the 13th century. From 1523 to 1529 it was expanded as a sovereign arsenal . The facility has been privately owned since 1619.
The Duke's Castle cannot have been the Romanesque residence of the Carinthian Duke , as the city was then still limited to the area of the upper square.
description
The east wing is a simple, three-storey building with simply profiled, Gothic portals, doors and windows. The sundial was painted in 1529. The massive, five-storey, square corner tower with shooting hatches is crowned by a pyramid roof. The upper floor of the adjoining north wing has partially collapsed. Two-storey arcades with burr star vaults and an outside staircase have been preserved in the western residential wing. All windows and doors have chamfered, late Gothic stone walls and some iron doors from the construction period.
The courtyard is closed with a high wall against Burggasse. A coat of arms stone with a binding shield and Carinthian coat of arms from 1524 is attached above the entrance .
From 1948 until the move to the former citizens ' hospital, the St. Veit City Museum, founded in 1886, was housed on the first floor of the east wing .
See also
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia. Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 852.
- Siegfried Hartwagner: Austrian Art Monograph Volume VIII: Carinthia. The St. Veit an der Glan district. Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 1977, ISBN 3-900173-22-2 , p. 217.
Web links
- Entry via St. Veit - Herzogsburg on Burgen-Austria
Coordinates: 46 ° 46 ′ 9 ″ N , 14 ° 21 ′ 32.5 ″ E