Minoriten-Schlössl
The Minoriten-Schlössl , also known as Speidlsegg , Luschinschlössl or Rosegg , is a small castle in Quellengasse in the third district of Graz, Geidorf . It stands above the city on the Grazer Rosenberg .
history
The landscape secretary Stephan Speidel zu Vatersdorf, who was closely connected with the evangelical collegiate school in Graz from 1574–1598, had the small castle built on his property in 1596/97. After its completion in 1603, it was named "Speidelsegg" after its owner. In the same year, the Bishop of Lavant , Georg Stobäus von Palmburg , visited the facility. The construction work was continued by Speidl's brother Sebastian. From 1618 the property was given the name "Rosegg". From 1637 to 1789 it was owned by the Minorite Convent of Graz before it became civil property. In the middle of the 19th century the Minoriten-Schlössl housed a coffee house. The well-known legal historian Arnold Luschin-Ebengreuth took over the building and provided the castle with a design. He had components that came from demolished town houses in Graz integrated into the building. Today the Minoriten-Schlössl is privately owned.
Architecture and design
Two inclined corner towers are attached to the square and two-story building block. Originally a wooden walkway was attached to it. The Minoriten-Schlössl also has a steep tent roof and a courtyard front with a late Baroque stone portal (around 1770), which is attributed to Josef Hueber . A terrace with a balustrade is attached to the north side. The wrought iron wicker railings contain four sandstone busts of philosophers and emperors and date from the first half of the 18th century.
Inside the castle there is a stone late Renaissance door frame with tendril relief from the 16th century in the hallway . The wooden beam ceilings on the first and second floors date from the construction period. A marble figure of Fortuna can be seen in the Universalmuseum Joanneum . To the right of the portal on the outer wall is a plaque with the name "Rosegg" and the construction time.
In the garden there are classical sandstone figures of Fortuna, Mercury and the volcano, which were created around 1806. A Josephine-Classicist stone portal from 1780/90 is embedded in the surrounding wall of the garden. It has a wrought iron skylight grille.
literature
- Herwig Ebner: Castles and palaces Graz, Leibnitz and West Styria . Birken, Vienna 1967, ISBN 3-85030-028-5 , p. 76-77 .
- Horst Schweigert: DEHIO Graz . Schroll, Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-7031-0475-9 , p. 136 .
Web links
- Entry via Minoritenschlössl on Burgen-Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johann Andritsch: Scholars around Johannes Kepler in Graz. In: Johannes Kepler 1571-1971. Commemorative publication of the University of Graz, Graz 1974, p. 159–195, here: p. 162
- ↑ Ebner: Castles and Palaces. P. 77.
- ^ Schweigert: Dehio Graz. P. 136.
Coordinates: 47 ° 5 ′ 27 ″ N , 15 ° 26 ′ 48.7 ″ E