Aichberg Castle (Upper Austria)
The Aichberg Castle is a former castle in the village of Aich Berg, community Waldkirchen am Wesen in Upper Austria . Since the main tower was dismantled in 1940, the castle is hardly recognizable as such and now serves as a farm ( castle builder ).
history
Aichberg is mentioned for the first time in 1140, its builder and owner at that time was the knight Heinrich von Aichberg, who served the Lords of Wesen. After the Lords of Weser died out, their successors, Hadmar von Waldeck, bequeathed the castle Wesen with all their servants to the Diocese of Passau . As a result, Ulrich von Aichberg, initially a non-free servant of the Wesener, became Passau Ministeriale in 1325. The neighboring Oeder, also ministerials of the Passau bishop, came into possession of Aichberg Castle in 1446. The Aichbergs died out in 1455. From 1572 to 1844 the castle was owned by the Counts of Salburg, who to this day are in possession of the nearby Altenhof Castle on the other side of the Danube . The people of Salburg remained in the possession of Aichberg until 1814 and converted the former moated castle into a palace. Maria Angelika Countess Salburg, who had married Count Ludwig von Sprinzenstein , received the property as a wedding property. After her husband's death, she sold Aichberg to Count Albert von Saint Julien in 1844. In 1848, when the estate's subordination was lifted and the income from the property was significantly reduced, he sold to a Josef Reischauer. Then there was a quick change of ownership, u. a. the entrepreneur Leopold Ichzenthaler, father of the Austrian state politician Ludwig Ichzenthaler and father-in-law of the Austrian postal organizer Gustav Riederer von Dachsberg (1830–1907). In the twenties of the 20th century, the innkeeper Fischer had the castle, which had come to be almost ruined, renovated without regard to the historical structure. Today the property is a stately farm ( Schlossbauer ) owned by the Wildauer family.
Aichberg Castle today
Aichberg Castle formed a closed unit with various outbuildings such as the castle tavern. The retaining walls of the castle, which can still be seen today, are strong. Four walls are positioned on the long side and three on the narrow side. At that time, they were supposed to prevent the building from slipping into the surrounding moat and prove the former function of the noble seat Aichberg as a moated castle. While the previously unequal high and z. T. shooting chart similar been brought castle window now visible to a uniform size, are against the disappeared still on a recording about 1900 recognizable corner towers of the castle. The granite entrance portal of the castle is reminiscent of earlier times.
The farm tavern, which is a bit out of the way, is still an inn today (now with an attached fire station ). The building still has the original pointed gable roof, as it used to be on the castle, and the strong supporting pillars, which are not taken for granted because of the lack of a moat today.
Picture gallery
Aichberg Castle: entrance portal
Aichberg Castle: Castle tavern
Aichberg Castle: Castle tavern
literature
- Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home . 3. Edition. Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
- Herbert Erich Baumert, Georg Grüll : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. Volume 2: Innviertel and Alpine Foreland. Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-85030-049-3 .
Web links
- Entry for Schloss Aichberg in the private database "Alle Burgen".
Coordinates: 48 ° 26 ′ 43 " N , 13 ° 48 ′ 35" E