Arenberg Castle (Salzburg)

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Arenberg Castle

Arenberg Castle (originally Bürglstein Castle ) is a Biedermeier castle in the city of Salzburg that originally dates back to the early 17th century and was rebuilt in the 19th century . It now serves as a conference center for scientists and artists. A number of modern sculptures from the Würth Foundation's collection can be found in the freely accessible palace park .

location

Arenberg Castle is located to the right of the Salzach on Arenbergstrasse (the former Äußere Steingasse) in the Äußere Stein nestled between the southern foot of the Kapuzinerberg and the northern edge of the Bürglstein , a small mountain that originally gave the castle and the surrounding area its name. The area still belongs to the right-hand old town and thus belongs to the historical center, which is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The castle park is also accessible from Bürglsteinstrasse, south of the Bürglstein.

history

In the 14th century the property is documented as being owned by the cathedral chapter. The Lords of Pirglstein lived here in the 16th century and, for a short time, the Lords of Rehlingen as well. In the 17th century, Bürglstein Castle was acquired by Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun , who handed it over to the Ursulines in 1695 as a home and as a place of instruction for girls. The location turned out to be unsuitable. Therefore, the nuns and their school moved to Gstättengasse (foundation stone laid in 1699, completion around 1720); the castle now served as a training facility for the alumnates of the seminary .

In 1791 the art gardener Joseph Rosenegger bought the property. He redesigned the park into a popular excursion destination for Salzburg residents. In 1792 Rosenegger discovered a large Roman burial ground while excavating for the new park. At that time, the extensive castle park laid out by Rosenegger in the English style , which included the Bürglstein rock, became a widely praised and popular excursion destination for Salzburg residents and foreigners. Several heads of state also visited the park.

After a fire in 1814, the castle was rebuilt in the Biedermeier style . On January 3, 1842, Eberhard Fugger , a well-known geologist, later director of the Carolino Augusteum Museum and from 1911 an honorary citizen of the state capital, was born in what was then Schloss Bürglstein.

In 1861 Sophie bought Princess von Arenberg, nee Princess of Auersperg , the Bürglstein Castle and expanded it. It connected the two three-story Rosenegger buildings with a central wing. From 1912 to 1922 the building served as a residence for the writer and philosopher Hermann Bahr and his wife Anna Bahr-Mildenburg , opera singer and co-founder of the Salzburg Festival .

The late Biedermeier castle with a six-axis , heavily windowed and gabled central risalit passed into the ownership of the city and state of Salzburg and the Salzburger Sparkasse in 1931.

In 2001, the non-profit Salzburg Foundation of the American Austrian Foundation bought Arenberg Castle to create an international conference center for doctors, scientists and artists.

On April 20, 2009, a fire caused by welding work destroyed the roof structure of the building. It was repaired again.

  • Arenberg Castle: View from Arenbergstrasse

  • Arenberg Castle: View from the park

  • Arenberg Castle: View of the interior of the castle

The castle park

The park to the south of the palace serves as a sculpture park and houses contemporary sculptures.

From the park it is also possible to go up to the small Bürglstein, which is enclosed by it, but because of the trees there are hardly any views. Some remains of the complex designed by Rosenegger can still be seen, namely the pedestals of the former pavilion there and two stone sculptures.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Arenberg, Salzburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Arenberg Palace: Fire out at 4:17 AM. In: oesterreich.orf.at. April 21, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 3 ′ 30 ″  E