Jonas Schlössle

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Exterior view of the Jonas Castle

The Jonas-Schlössle is located in the center of Götzis in Vorarlberg .

history

The history of the Jonas-Schlössle in Götzis can only be traced in parts. The year numbers on the east side of the Jonas Schlössle were only added in 1884.

The Jonas Schlössle is not mentioned in the Emser Chronicle of 1616, written by the tutor of the Counts of Ems Georg Schleh, although all other important buildings are mentioned in Götzis. Georg Schleh had access to his masters' documents, which were already extensive at that time, so it is surprising that the otherwise local person was not mentioned.

In the course of the renovation of the Jonas-Schlössle from 2001, wooden beams were examined using dendrochronology. The felling date of the oak trunks used for the construction is between 1582 and 1584. The year 1584 seems to be the beginning of construction.

As early as the 1970s, the sandstone column was uncovered on the ground floor of the Jonas-Schlössle, which bears a cartouche with the Jonas family coat of arms.

The construction was probably started in 1584 by Leonhard Jonas II. Construction would soon be interrupted. Leonhard Jonas II died around 1590. Construction was not continued until around 1595. With the design of the ballroom on the second floor with a magnificent wooden ceiling and wall paneling, construction should have been completed around 50 years after the “groundbreaking”.

It is a unique example of a manorial residence from the Renaissance period in the Lake Constance area. A wooden coffered ceiling from the 16th century is valuable in terms of art history.

In the years 2001 to 2004 it was extensively renovated and since then has provided space for readings, chamber concerts, exhibitions, seminars, conferences and other events.

The square next to the Schlössle is the central venue for the market town of Götzis. The place was named after Dr. Jakob Jonas von Buch and Udelberg (born in Götzis in 1500, died in Abensberg in 1559). Dr. Jakob Jonas was ennobled in 1541 by Emperor Charles V of Regensburg. In Götzis the Junker Dr. Jakob Jonas built some houses, improved roads and paths, and the church of St. Arbogast was also renovated on his behalf.

The annual Junker Jonas Market is held there in honor of the Junker .

Junker Dr. Jakob Jonas died in 1559 without any biological descendants. His great fortune therefore fell into the possession of the children of his brother and sister.

The Junker-Jonas-Platz goes back to Junker Dr. Jakob Jonas, the adjacent Schlössle was built by the Jonas family and is therefore (only) called the Jonas Schlössle.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Götzner Heimatbuch, Part 1, p. 188
  2. ^ Festschrift Jonas-Schlössle Götzis, published on the occasion of the renovation and restoration of the Jonas-Schlössle and the redesign of the Junker-Jonas-Platz 2001–2004, p. 27 ff.
  3. ^ Festschrift Jonas-Schlössle Götzis, published on the occasion of the renovation and restoration of the Jonas-Schlössle and the redesign of the Junker-Jonas-Platz 2001–2004, p. 22 ff.

Web links

Commons : Jonas-Schlössle  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 19 '58 "  N , 9 ° 38' 34"  E