Altenberg Castle (Styria)

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Altenberg Castle in September 2011

The Altenberg Castle is at the end of the 17th century in Hitzendorf in Styria built Baroque castle . It is now privately owned and was last renovated in 1976.

location

Altenberg Castle is located on a range of hills that separates the main town of Hitzendorf from the cadastral community of Berndorf .

layout

The castle was built in the baroque style and initially had four oriel towers . The tracts built on the east side in 1911 were also provided with oriel towers. In the west wing there is a castle chapel, the bell tower of which stands over the entrance gate to the wing. There is also a castle park.

history

Altenberg Castle around 1800, lith. By JF Kaiser

Altenberg Castle was built by Franz Anton von Haydegg at the end of the 17th century. Previously, the Altenberg estate, which has been known as a farm since the 16th century, was located here . In 1740 the Haydegg family had to sell the castle and all of its properties. Anton Schellenbauer acquired the estate in 1790 and managed it together with Schütting Castle . Schellenbauer was knighted in 1794. However, the title was revoked when he was arrested for fraud in 1817. After Schellenbauer's arrest, the property became the property of the Haffner family from Graz. In 1903 it was acquired by Countess Nyary, whose family lived in the castle for around three decades. In 1911, the Count Nyary extended the castle to double its original size as part of an expansion on the east side. During the Second World War the property was used as accommodation for forced laborers. From the 1960s to 1972 the property was run as a restaurant and was a popular meeting place among the Grazers. In 1976 it was renovated.

Legend of the castle spirit

There is a legend that the ghost of the former castle owner, Anton Schellenbauer, wanders around the castle park on stormy nights. This legend is based on the fact that the Schellenbauer, who is considered to be cruel and greedy, allegedly hid from his subjects for years before they found him and had him cut into four by oxen . In truth, however, Anton Schellenbauer was arrested for fraud and died in a penal institution in 1829.

Web links

Commons : Altenberg Castle (Styria)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Altenberg Castle. www.hitzendorf.com, accessed on February 3, 2016 (German).

Coordinates: 47 ° 1 ′ 45.8 ″  N , 15 ° 17 ′ 22.4 ″  E