List of castles, palaces and residences in Vorarlberg
This list includes fortresses and castles B, b , residential towers T, t , residences A, a and ruins R, r in Vorarlberg in Austria for places. Some fortresses, bishops' residences, Palais P and villas V, v , which were noble seats , are also included. As far as is known, the noble families who had their headquarters in the buildings are also included in the list.
In the listed objects is the building type ( type ) with capital letters , with not listed properties with lower case letters written.
The list was drawn up on the basis of the Vorarlberg Monument Protection List.
list
Surname | local community | Type | Period | Genders | annotation |
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Gayenhofen | Bludenz | B. | after 1225 – today | Werdenberg, Sternbach | Castle destroyed in 1491, built in 1745–52, district authority after reconstruction 1960–63 |
Zürcherhaus, Brunnenfeld residence |
Bludenz | A. | before 1300? - today | Brunnenfeld, Zürcher von Guldenpöck (Guldenböck) | multiple tags |
Oberhalden old school house |
Bludesch | A. | before 1546 – today | Halden, Weingarten Abbey | Headquarters of Halden zu Haldenegg, new building around 1600, expansion and renovation around 1900 |
Unterhalden Brandhausen |
Bludesch | A. | around 1640 – today | Weingarten Abbey | Residence, today the official building |
Jordan Brockenhof castle ruins |
Bludesch | A. | 1425 – after 1808 | Brock von Weißenberg, Lindenspeur | Good, expanded into a hunting and summer residence in 1653, fell into disrepair after 1800, now in ruins |
Anderhalden | Bregenz | A. | before 1558 – today | Walser? | former noble seat |
Babenwohl earlier Babenboll |
Bregenz | B. | after 1350 – today | Counts of Bregenz, Keller, Habsburgs, Pöllnitz | small castle, converted into a noble residence in 1509, converted into a small castle in 1854, expanded between 1907 and 16, today the Vorarlberg State Library |
Blumenegg | Bregenz | A. | 16th century | Blumenegg | Previous building from 1322, rebuilt around 1850 |
Deuringschlössle Carolenhof |
Bregenz | A. | after 1650 – today | Wolfurt, Deuring, Rüpplein, Vicari, Tscharner-Merhart | Medieval core (previous buildings from the 14th / 15th century), corner tower with onion roof, finally a restaurant |
Greenwood | Bregenz | A. | before 1379 – today | Montfort | three-storey stone house |
Hohenbregenz | Bregenz | R. | before 1097-1647 | Counts of Bregenz, Pfullendorf, Montfort, Habsburg | Castle from the 13th century, stronger fortified in 1608–14, blown up in 1647, a hermitage was built in the ruins and a church was consecrated in 1723 |
Crown heaps | Bregenz | A. | around 1520? - today | Montfort, Habsburg, Leber, Jehlin | Gut around 1370, 1547 Loher Hof, from 1722 seminary and monastery, then barracks, spinning factory, inn, 1924 to 2007 retirement home |
Loessler | Bregenz | A. | around 1600 – today | Montfort, Witweiler | 1390 Montfortischer Lehenhof Losel , 1596–1613 new building of the Renaissance mansion, 1893/94 classical facade |
Martinsturm | Bregenz | T | before 1250 – today | Montfort | Residential tower with chapel, increased by three floors around 1600, new onion roof, now a museum |
Mildenberg |
Bregenz | A. | 16th century - today | Montfort, Habsburg, Villenbach, Deuring | in the 15th century courtyard, then the office building for Hofrieden, half-timbered house from the 16th century. |
Waldburg-Wolfegg Palace | Bregenz | P | 1688 – today | Bildstein, Waldburg-Wolfegg | Residence, rebuilt in 1732, residence of some of the provincial governors, expanded in 1931/32, today Vorarlberg State Archives |
Riedenburg |
Bregenz | A. | Niedegge, Schnabl von Schönstein, Pöllnitz | see Sacré Coeur Riedenburg | |
Schedler House in the Walsertal |
Bregenz | A. | around 1600 – today | Montfort, butcher , Schmid von Wellenstein, Abegg, Altensteig, ... Gugger von Staudach | 1380–1409 Montfortisches Gut zum Schedler , owned by Weingarten Monastery around 1600, Zum Walsertal inn around 1850 to 1920 , restored in 1928, then private house |
Schnabelburg Schönenbach |
Bregenz | A. | before 1566 – today | Beak of Schönstein, |
Hugo I. (Montfort) married an Eschenbach-Schnabelburg. maybe before?
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Lower town gate Ehregutaplatz 1 (Bregenz) |
Bregenz | T | 14./15. Century – today | City gate, reconstruction after fire in 1571 and in the 17th century, today a residential building | |
Villa Gülich Palais Thurn and Taxis |
Bregenz | V | 1848 – today | today the Künstlerhaus Bregenz | |
Raczynski villa | Bregenz | V | 1875 – today | Castle-like villa of Count Raczynski, monastery from 1904, wing added in 1907, today schools | |
Villa Wolfegg ?? | Bregenz | V | |||
Weißenreuthe Weißenreute |
Bregenz | A. | 1742? - today | Montfort, liver from Wolfurt | Farm of the Reutin fiefdom owned by the Counts of Montfort, 1522–1617 residence of the noble liver of Wolfurt, then owned by the Mehrerau monastery until 1806. |
Rosenegg Rosenberg Castle |
Bürs | R. | around 1250–1600? | Werdenberg, Rosenegg ?, Lorünser | Höhenburg destroyed in 1405, fell into disrepair before 1600, the keep was renovated in a neo-Gothic style around 1900, dismantled in 1939 |
Ruedberg castle ruins at Schlossbühel |
Dalaas | R. | 13th century? | few remains of the wall, near the Wald am Arlberg church | |
Oberdorfer Turm Feste Dornbirn |
Dornbirn | R. | 14./15. Century – 1847 | Montfort, sovereigns, Ems / Hohenems, | Castle named 1391, rebuilt several times, tower demolished in 1847, today remains of the wall |
Zanzenberggasse 2 |
Dornbirn | A. | |||
Ruggburg |
Eichenberg | R. | around 1100–1452? | Rugeburg, Werdenberg | Predecessor Trudburg destroyed in 1025, stormed in 1452 |
On the mountain | Feldkirch | A. | 1502 – today | Märkle, Amberg, Habsburg, Jonas, Vogler, Altmannshausen, Furtenbach, Travers | Residential tower |
Bubble mountain | Feldkirch | x | ? - before 1316 | Thumb | former castle of unknown location, abandoned around 1270–1316 |
Helbockhof Rosa-Michl-Hof |
Feldkirch | A. | 1257 – today | ||
Johanniterordenshaus | Feldkirch | A. | 15./16. Century – today | today the rental house at Johannitergasse 6, heavily changed | |
Monastery property | Feldkirch | A. | ?-today | ||
Cat tower + thief storm | Feldkirch | T | ?-today | Diebsturm = peacock tail tower, Hirschgraben 18 | |
Liechtenstein Palace | Feldkirch | P | around 1620 – today | Brock von Weißenberg, Liechtenstein, Tschavoll | Predecessor building around 1620, after a city fire a baroque palace built around 1700, administrative building, then brewery and inn, today the city archive and library |
Schattenburg formerly Feldkirch Castle |
Feldkirch | A. | around 1200 – today | Montfort, Habsburg | Höhenburg rebuilt after fire in 1406, deteriorated in the late 18th century, barracks and poor house after 1825, today a museum and restaurant |
Tschitscher-Schlösschen | Feldkirch | A. | around 1620 | Tschitscher | Residential tower for the lift master Paul Tschitscher; Margarethenkapf 5 |
Tosters | Feldkirch | R. | around 1260– | Montfort, Habsburg, Toggenburg, Tratzberg, Gienger, Hohenems, Jonas, Clary-Aldringen, Wolkenstein | Höhenburg rebuilt after fire in 1405, deteriorated after 1616, restored in 1838/39 |
Wohlwendhaus Wocherscher Ansitz |
Feldkirch | A. | 1583 – today | Wocher, Wohlwend | Ansitz, a palace with a Rococo portal and stucco ceilings, |
Frastanz Frastafeders castle ruins |
Frastanz | r | before 1344 – before 1617 | Castle hill | |
Fussach Castle |
Fußach | x | 12./13. Century – 17th Century | Fußach, Montfort-Feldkirch, Habsburgs | Castle hill; Burned down in 1406, then rebuilt, demolished 1779–1799 |
Heidenburg castle ruins | Göfis | R. | |||
Sigberg | Göfis | R. | 1255 – around 1650 | Höhenburg destroyed in 1355 and 1435, chapel used until 1637, then fell into disrepair | |
Jonas Schlössle | Götzis | A. | around 1584 – today | Jonas | Renaissance mansion, extensive restorations (built on alluvial soil), today cultural use |
New Montfort | Götzis | R. | around 1315–1700? | Montfort, Thumb, Habsburg, Nellenburg, Toggenburg, Gienger | Höhenburg, not destroyed in the Appenzell War, in ruins from 1700 |
Sonderberg Castle Zunderberg |
Götzis | A. | 1561 – today | Sandwood from Sonderberg, | small castle, dilapidated after 1778, parts demolished in 1890, tower and chapel restored after 1980 |
Mittelweiherburg |
Hard | B. | around 1570 | Schnabel von Schönstein, Deuring, Coreth | Moated castle, in the 18th century a cotton factory, parts demolished after fires in 1818 and 1827 and the moat filled, only one tower left today |
Alt-Ems | Hohenems | R. | before 1190– | Ems / Hohenems, sovereigns, Waldburg-Zeil | old large Stauferburg, used as a prison, destroyed in 1407, around 1500 and expansion from 1566, decay from 1792 |
Neu-Ems Castle Glopper |
Hohenems | B. | 1343– | Ems, Habsburg, Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems | Höhenburg, destroyed in 1407 and rebuilt by 1430, installation of a chapel in 1603, essentially unchanged since then |
Hohenems Palace | Hohenems | B. | 1563 – today | Ems / Hohenems, Harrach, Waldburg-Zeil | Renaissance palace built from 1563 to 1610, inhabited again since 1882, known today for the Schubertiade |
Gwiggen | Hohenweiler | B. | 16./17. Century – today | Wolfegger, Schönstein, Furtenbach, Montfort etc. | Former castle, from 1711 part of Lindau Abbey, brewery after 1806, monastery since 1856 |
Alt-Schönstein | Hohenweiler | x | around 1230-1395 | Schönstein, Nagl | abandoned castle, few remains of the wall, destroyed by the Swabian Association of Cities |
New Schönstein | Hohenweiler | x | End of the 13th century – 1377/78 | Schönstein | few remains of a castle, only hills and moats left, destroyed by the Swabian Association of Cities |
Tobelhof | Innerbraz | A. | 15th century? - today | Leu (Löw) | |
Birkach |
Koblach | A. | around 1600 – today | Wild-Beheim, Pappus, Grenzing, Zürcher | Predecessor buildings since the 13th century, Renaissance seat (from 1579?), Newer extension |
Neuburg | Koblach | R. | before 1152-1769 | Welfen, Staufer, Thumb, Habsburg, Montfort, Hohenems, | Burg (near the Roman post office Clunia?), First and important Habsburg castle in Vorarlberg, abandoned in 1744 and fell into disrepair from 1769 |
Festivities Lauterach | Lauterach | t | before 1344? -? (today) | today farmhouse, tower recognizable; Named a tower in 1612 | |
Hofen Castle Alt-Hofen |
Lochau | B. | 1584/85 – today | Montfort, Hofen, Raitenau, sovereigns, Königsegg-Rothenfels, Stotzingen, Debern, Clavell | Alt-Hofen Castle (before 1218) was above, destroyed in 1452. Chapel (from 1490?) Expanded into a renaissance castle in 1584, home from 1908, then military hospital, 1952 vocational school, 1981 educational center and building, 2016 general renovation |
Claustower | Lochau | T | ?-today | former tower of the fortifications on the Klause near Lochau | |
Wave stone | Lochau | A. | around 1555 | Reutin from Wellenstein | |
Diebsschlössle | Lorüns | A. | 14th century? -? | Bronze Age predecessor settlement, remains of the wall | |
Alt-Schönstein | Möggers | R. | |||
Ramschwag , Welsch-Ramschwag | Nenzing | R. | 1270 / 1290-1405 | Ramschwag, Montfort-Feldkirch, Habsburgs | Ruins of a hilltop castle, destroyed in the Appenzell War |
Sonnenberg Castle Nüziders |
Nüziders | R. | before 1250? –1473 | Werdenberg-Sargans, Truchseß von Waldburg, Habsburg | Hill castle of the bishops of Chur, rebuilt after fire in 1409/10, destroyed in 1473 and no longer rebuilt |
Tschannhaus | Nüziders | A. | 17th century - today | Lords of St. Viner | Residence from the 14th / 15th centuries Century, today's building from the 17th century. |
Rankweil today Rankweil basilica |
Rankweil | X | 12th century - around 1350 | Udalrichinger, Montfort, Rankweil | Chapel from the 8th century, castle of the Udalrichingen in the 12th century, abandoned after a fire around 1350, chapel converted into a pilgrimage church, converted into a fortified church in 1470, defensive tower converted into a bell tower in 1657/58 |
Röthner Schlösschen municipal office |
Röthis | A. | 15./16. Century – today | Litscher, Frey von Schönstein, Clessin | Raised hide |
Schwarzenhorn ruins | Satteins | R. | 13th century – 1405? | Schwarzhorn, Celle | probably destroyed in 1405, |
Jagdberg | Schlins | R. | 13th century – 1750 | Montfort, Habsburg, Werdenberg-Sargans-Vaduz, Wittenbach , Altmannshausen, Clary-Aldringen, | Höhenburg burned down in 1405 and 1499, reconstruction after 1559, decay from 1750, restored since 1911, open-air theater from 1949 |
Rönsberg residence, Rönsperg | Schlins | x | around 1500– (today) | Wittenbach, Altmannshausen, Schlandersberg, Castelmur | Named in 1497, residence with chapel until around 1660, then a farm |
Diebsschlößle | Stallhr | R. | Burgstall | ||
Villa Falkenhorst | Thuringia | V | Clear?? | ||
Blumenegg castle ruins | Thuringian Mountain | V | 1258– | Montfort, Werdenberg, Brandis, Sulz, Weingarten Abbey | Ruins of a spur castle, fell into disrepair after fires in 1650 and 1774 |
Valcastiel castle ruins |
Vandans | A. | 1120 / 1140–? Mentioned in 1391 |
Ruin of a hilltop castle | |
Alt-Montfort | hamlet | B. | End of the 12th century – 1405 ?? | Montfort, Babenberger, Toggenburger, Clary-Aldringen | Ruins of a hilltop castle, destroyed in 1405 |
Wolfurt Castle | Wolfurt | A. | before 1217 – today | Wolfurt, Habsburg, Kaisermann, Leber, Marius, Reichart, Tröndlin von Greiffenberg | Ancestral seat of the Wolfurt family, from 1530 exile of the abbots of St. Gallen, after 1707 baroque interior fittings, from 1856 extensive neo-Romanesque renovation, fire in 1939, then neo-Gothic castle-like reconstruction, after 1945 seat of the French military command |
Oberfeld | Wolfurt | r | before 1260-1451 | Helwer | Remnants of the tower |
Weißenberg Batschunser Schlößchen |
Between water | A. | before 1601 – today | Prock, Mahler , spokesman for Bernegg, Salis | Residence, in the 20th century a rest home, today residential building |
Explanation
Explanation of the columns:
- Name : building (residence to villa), castle ruins, addresses are in italics
- Location : municipality; Place or district
- Type : Building type : B b castle, palace, A a mansion, T t (residential) tower, R r castle ruins, P palace, V villa, x no longer available; Capital letters are listed, lower case letters are not listed
- Period : time of construction, end of occupancy or use
- Genders : Genders who had or owned this building as their ancestral seat
- Notes : name variants; summary information
See also
literature
- Alois Niederstätter: Die Vorarlberger Burgen , Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck, 2nd edition 2017, 208 p. Restricted preview
- Raimund Rhomberg: Burgen in Vorarlberg in: Contributions to Medieval Archeology in Austria 20, 2004, pp. 191–212
- Andreas Ulmer : The castles and noble residences of Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein , 1925–1931, Vorarlberger Verlagsanstalt, 1112 p. (New edition Dornbirn 1978)
- Franz Josef Huber : Kleines Vorarlberger Burgenbuch , Dornbirn 1985, Book Special, 325 pp.
- Volkmar Dieth, Wolfgang Rusch: Stone witnesses - castles and castle ruins from Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein , Lauterach 1995, Dieth-Kulturverlag, 181 pp.
Web links
- Vorarlberg school media center: castles, palaces and residences in Vorarlberg
- Vorarlberg on burgen-austria.com
- Overview of the fortifications in Vorarlberg at www.wehrbauten.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry about Brunnenfeld (Zürcherhaus) on Burgen-Austria
- ↑ Oberhof, Länderweg 5, entry on Oberhalden in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ Document: Documents (1140-1814) Document 783 (Walser an der Halden) in the European document archive Monasterium.net .
- ↑ precious seat Anderhalden on bda.gv.at
- ↑ Entry on austria-forum.org
- ↑ Documents on "Grünholz" in the European document archive Monasterium.net .
- ↑ Entry on Kronhalden in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ Entry about Bregenz - Palais Wolfegg on Burgen-Austria
- ↑ as the Schönenbach residence built by the Schnabel von Schönstein around 1550, see Bregenz in the Austrian city atlas
- ↑ The Schnabelburg in ANNO
- ↑ Entry on austria-forum.org
- ↑ austria-forum.org , entry on Weißenreuthe Castle in the private database “All Castles”. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ Rudberg on www.ruine.at , with photos
- ^ R. Rhomberg, Burgen in Vorarlberg, p. 207
- ↑ digitized version
- ↑ Entry on wiki.imwalgau.at , entry on Feldkirch - Amberg on Burgen-Austria
- ↑ see A. Niederstätter link
- ↑ Entry on Feldkirch - Wocherscher Ansitz auf Burgen-Austria
- ↑ Entry on Fussach Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ Johann Christoph Schnabel von Schönstain built the castle, see The Schnabelburg in ANNO
- ^ Entry on Alt-Schönstein in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Entry on Neu-Schönstein in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ Historical natural stone walls in Innerbraz, master's thesis Boku Vienna p. 19f
- ↑ Entry about Birkach on Burgen-Austria
- ^ R. Rhomberg, Burgen in Vorarlberg, pp. 197, 198
- ↑ Establishment of the mansion, possibly in connection with the increase in status of the Litscher in 1489, see entry about Röthis - Röthner Schlösschen on Burgen-Austria
- ↑ wehrbauten.at
- ↑ Contribution to kath-kirche-vorarlberg.at
- ↑ Entry on wiki.imwalgau.at
- ↑ Entry about Wolfurt on Burgen-Austria
- ↑ Entry about Batschuns - Weißenberg on Burgen-Austria