Iberghof (Mellingen)
The Iberghof (also called Ibergerhof ) is a listed , castle-like building in Mellingen in Switzerland . It is located on the southeast corner of the old town, near the banks of the Reuss and opposite the town church .
The oldest part of the Iberghof dates back to the 13th century. At that time he was the court of the Lords of Iberg, ministerials in the service of the Counts of Kyburg . At the beginning of the 14th century it came into the possession of the Segesser family from Mellingen. From 1591 it belonged to various members of the Order of St. John and the Order of Teutonic Knights until Jost Ranutius II. Segesser von Brunegg bought back the family property in 1731. By the 18th century, the Iberghof completed the city fortifications on its southern flank. Although the owners did not belong to the municipal legal association, they were obliged to contribute to the defense. In 1779 the Iberghof was sold to the city; it initially served as the pastor's residence, from 1856 as a hospital, poor house and old people's home. A day-care center has been set up here since the extensive renovation in 1968/69 .
The Iberghof received its current late Gothic appearance around 1570 to 1580. The trapezoidal, three-story building has mighty walls. A round Schneggen ( stair tower ) is built on the southwest side , which towers above the eaves and is connected to the roof ridge by two corridors lying one above the other . The top floor of the tower from the late 18th century is polygonal and has a low tent roof. The shoulder arch of the tower entrance is decorated with the Segesser coat of arms and the stonemason's mark by the sculptor Anton Wyg from Brugg . A short remnant of the city wall leads from the Iberghof to the city church.
literature
- Peter Hoegger: The art monuments of the canton of Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History . Volume VI, District of Baden I. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1976, ISBN 3-7643-0782-X , p. 424-428 .