Altkettenhof Castle
| Altkettenhof Castle | ||
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 The castle from the west over the Liesing |
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| Alternative name (s): | Turning lock at Schloss Kettenhof |
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| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | lock | |
| Conservation status: | renovated and used | |
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Schwechat , Austria
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| Geographical location | 48 ° 8 '13.6 " N , 16 ° 28' 18.4" E | |
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The Castle Altkettenhof (also: Dreher Castle or Castle Kettenhof ) is a baroque palace in the Lower Austrian municipality of Schwechat , near Vienna.
history
The castle was built in the 13th century as a smaller complex in today's Schwechat district of Alt-Kettenhof and continuously expanded.
In 1760 the archducal Austrian First Chancellor Heinrich Kajetan von Blümegen (1715–1788) became the new owner of the castle and expanded it. In 1766 he founded the Kettenhofer Zitz- und Kattunfabrik with two partners . His son Franz Heinrich Graf von Blümegen lived in the castle after his father's death with his daughters Josefine and Eleonora until 1813. In 1814 the property was acquired by the art patron and banker Moritz Reichsgraf von Fries (1777–1826) and his brother Philip Jacob. After his death, Johann Ziegler (then director of the Kettenhofer Zitz- und Kattunfabrik ) and Elonora Countess von Kálnoky bought the building. The castle received a new owner in 1826 with the brothers Josef, Moritz and Johann Freiherren von Ziegler; they sold it to Karl Mayer in 1830.
In 1850 the castle was bought by the Austrian diplomat and later Foreign Minister Johann Bernhard von Rechberg and sold in 1872 to the Schwechat brewing industrialist Anton Dreher junior . Rechberg lived in the building until his death on February 26, 1899.
Dreher had the palace rebuilt in 1902 by architect Emil Bressler (1847–1921) and the Schwechat master builder Johann Miksch (1843–1908) in the neo-baroque style for around 800,000 crowns (approx. 4 million euros ). The interior was designed by the Viennese furniture maker and interior designer Portois & Fix . After Anton Dreher's death in 1921, the castle was lived in by his wife Katharina Dreher (1850–1937) until her death, and in 1938 it was given to the city of Schwechat in accordance with the orders of her son and only heir Eugen Dreher.
The mayor of Schwechat, Josef Rupprecht, appointed by the NSDAP after the "Anschluss" of Austria , donated the building to the German Labor Front in the same year . Rebuilt by the architect Hans Jaksch , the palace was used by the German Labor Front as an imperial training castle after it opened . The opening took place on July 25, 1938 in the presence of the Reichsleiter of the NSDAP Robert Ley and the Gauleiter Odilo Globocnik and Josef Bürckel .
A military hospital was set up in 1942 during the Second World War . In occupied post-war Austria , the building was taken over by the Red Army in 1945 , in whose occupation zone it was until 1955. After the signing of the Austrian State Treaty on May 15, 1955, it was returned to the city of Schwechat under Mayor Alfred Horn . This gave it to the Federal Ministry of Justice in 1956 .
After the building was repaired, the then Federal Minister of Justice , Christian Broda (1916–1987; SPÖ ), and State Secretary Franz Hetzenauer (1911–2006; ÖVP ) opened the justice school in 1964 . The associated boarding school building with 103 residential units and 110 beds was opened in 1993.
Building
The U-shaped building, open to the east, is surrounded by an extensive park. The facade is richly decorated with pilasters and risalits . There is a large winter garden on the south side. A Söller on the north side is used as a terrace.
The building is located between the Schwechat and Kalter Gang rivers . Not far from the confluence of the Liesing and Schwechat there was a bridge over the river. This was destroyed in the Second World War. The foundations of the bridge were preserved until 2009, but were completely removed in the course of the flood protection project along the Schwechat between 2009 and 2010.
use
The building has served as a district court since 1960 and as a judicial school since 1964. From 1995 to 1999 the castle was renovated for around 6 million euros. Today the building is owned by the state-owned federal real estate company .
Web links
- Entry via Altkettenhof to Burgen-Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the architectural dictionary
- ↑ Entry on architects' office atelier23 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
