Thernberg ruins

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Thernberg castle ruins
Thernberg castle ruins

Thernberg castle ruins

Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: ruin
Place: Scheiblingkirchen-Thernberg
Geographical location 47 ° 39 '24.5 "  N , 16 ° 10' 59.8"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 39 '24.5 "  N , 16 ° 10' 59.8"  E
Ruins Thernberg (Lower Austria)
Thernberg ruins

The castle Thernberg in Schei-Thernberg one of the oldest castles in Lower Austria, the Thernberg Castle is also part of the rule Thernberg.

The ruins of the Höhenburg are located southeast of the town of Thernberg, a little above the road to Lichtenegg . The area, which is encompassed by the old castle wall and castle and palace, is overgrown and not accessible because the building ruins are in danger of collapsing.

history

In 1108 an Emerich de Terrenberch is mentioned in a court act . A Rapoto von Thernberg can also be found in a document from the Reichersberg Abbey in 1150 . The castle itself first appeared in 1227. Earlier assumptions that the small, permanently occupied castle could date back to the 11th century have been refuted by research. The building is likely to date from the first quarter of the 13th century. The Thernbergers were related to the Lords of Pitten.

In 1310 the castle, which was originally a free property of Ulrich and Nikolaus von Thernberg, was sold to Duke Friedrich .

In 1408 the mayor of Vienna, Konrad Vorlauf, was imprisoned here until he was allowed to return to Vienna after paying a ransom .

The castle received Hertnid von Pottendorf as a fief in 1412. When the Pottendorfer died out, the castle again became sovereign and could be mortgaged again. Around 1510 the castle was given Wolfgang I Thonradl. The castle is also said to have served as a shelter for the robber captain Franz Magusch at times. Under Thonradl, however, it was made more homely and renovated. In 1587 it was also assigned as a retreat for the local population.

Without ever being seriously attacked, the castle lost its military importance in the 17th century.

Despite the Thonradl's ostracism as Protestants, they kept the castle. The marriage of Baron Georg Christoph von Thonradl with Sidonia Elisabeth remained childless. After his death, the widow sold the castle, which was heavily in debt, to Johann Paul von Pleyern in 1679.

Wilhelm Graf Wurmbrand was the owner only for a short time, namely from 1707 to 1712. From him the ownership passed to Franz Wilderich von Mensshengen. Under him the castle was rebuilt and a baroque palace was built nearby.

In 1791 Count Joseph Pergen, who also owned the nearby Seebenstein Castle , also bought Thernberg Castle and Palace.

After a few changes of ownership, Archduke Johann acquired the Thernberg rule in 1807 . Johann withdrew here when he fell out of favor with his brother Franz I due to his liberal views. Under the Archduke, the castle was renovated so that it could accommodate his important collection of paintings, which later formed the basis of the Joanneum in Graz. His library was also moved here and a chemical laboratory was set up.

The great hall housed paintings by the painter Karl Russ , which depicted the history of the Habsburgs . A landscape garden with waterfalls and exotic plants was created around the castle. The keep of the castle was converted into a lookout point.

But already in 1822 the Archduke withdrew to Styria . In 1828 he finally sold the rule to Prince Johann I von und zu Liechtenstein . The property remained in the possession of the Liechtensteiners until 1916, but was never inhabited by them. Therefore, the castle next to the castle, which was already in ruins, was more and more neglected.

The castle was inhabited until 1938. The castle was also a children's home in the meantime. After the Second World War , the castle also fell into disrepair.

literature

  • Heinz Gerstinger: Excursion destinations for castles , 1998
  • Felix Halmer: Castles and Palaces Bucklige Welt, Semmering, Rax , 1969
  • Dehio - Lower Austria south of the Danube - 2003
  • Felix Halmer: Lower Austria's Castles , 1956
  • Otto Piper: Austrian Castles , Vol. VII, 1909
  • Georg Clam Martinic: Austrian Burgenlexikon , 1992
  • Ilse Schöndorfer: Stones and Legends - Castle ruins in Lower Austria , 1999
  • Gerhard Stenzel: From Castle to Castle in Austria , 1973
  • Weltin / Mochty / Kühtreiber / Woldron: Defense buildings and aristocratic residences in Lower Austria / The district under the Vienna Woods , Vol. 2, 2003

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