Prónay garden
The Prónaygarten was a botanical garden from the Biedermeier period in what was then the Viennese suburb of Hetzendorf .
history
The garden, which was located at Hetzendorfer Straße 75a (previously number 32), existed as early as the 18th century. The first owner was a Baron Reischach. He was followed by Countess Zichy from 1796, Baron von Montval in 1804 and Franz I in 1813. In 1817, Baron Sigismund von Prónay (1780–1848) acquired the property, which consisted of a country house and a garden, for 35,000 guilders.
Prónay, who dealt intensively with botany, had a Biedermeier garden laid out, which became very famous. Prónay specialized in breeding rare pelargoniums and was later vice president of the newly founded horticultural society. His garden was one of the best-kept and most splendid gardens of its time in the vicinity of Vienna. Prónay made his garden available to students at the University of Vienna.
Ludwig van Beethoven also lived in the house from May 17 to August 13, 1823 in four rooms which he had rented for 100 guilders. He was visited here by Franz Grillparzer , because the artists were planning an opera together, which however did not materialize. This event was described by Grillparzer in his memories of Beethoven. Beethoven wrote his 9th symphony here. He was greatly admired by the landlord, but Beethoven did not stay in his house very long.
In 1839 Prónay sold his property to Count Dominicus Bethlen von der Iktar. For the construction of the southern runway , he had to cede part of the garden. The final demise of the facility took place under the Sochor family, who became owners in 1879. They parceled out the garden in 1885, and villa buildings were built by the Valerie Cottage Society. In 1915 the historic building was also demolished and replaced by a neoclassical house designed by the architect Milos Kovar. The existing memorial plaque for Beethoven was transferred to the new building.
literature
- Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna Vol. 4 . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1995
- Hans W. Bousska: Beethoven, Wölfl and Grillparzer ; in: sheets of the district museum Meidling 69/2008
Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 16 ° 18 ′ 36 ″ E
