Bergheim Castle (Feldkirchen)
Bergheim Castle is located in the municipality of Feldkirchen an der Donau in the Urfahr-Umgebung district in Upper Austria (Bergheimer Straße 7).
history
Bercheim is first mentioned in 1111. In 1160 Engelbert von Blankenberg, whose ancestral castle was near Neufelden , donated a farm in Berchaim to the St. Nikola monastery near Passau. After the free Blankenbergers died out, the Witigonen took over their property around 1190 . Wok von Rosenberg left around 1260 a. a. two hikes near Percheim the Passau bishopric . The courtyard mentioned around 1160 could be the Meierhof of the noble residence "Perkchaim", first mentioned in 1415. Further mentions of Bergheim come from 1316 by a Seyfrid von Perkhaim. In 1415, Thoman Geizerstätter (Geutzenstetter) sold his Bergheim seat to Stephan Kammerer von Kammerhof . Bergheim came from the Kammerers to Karl Fieger von Hirschberg as the marriage property of Christine Kammerer in 1635. Bergheim was converted into a country palace under Count Fieger. Through the marriage of Countess Maria Anna Fieger to Count Reichart Salburg in 1787, they came to Bergheim. In 1803 the castle was sold to Count Christoph Lehrbach. In 1812 Count Anton Gundacker von Starhemberg was able to acquire the Bergheim rule. In 1867 Baron Viktor von Pereira-Arnstein († 1902) bought the castle from Prince Camillo von Starhemberg, under whom the castle was converted into a representative country house. In turn, he sold the property in 1890 to Baron James Hirsch-Gereuth († 1896). This year the widow Zenaide von Hirsch-Gereuth comes to Bergheim; In 1909 she established a foundation for the Archduchy ob der Enns with the purpose of establishing an arable farming academy for children of aristocratic families in Upper Austria and Bavaria after her death († 1909 in Paris), which was to be called "Baron James de Hirsch". Legal successor from 1918 was the province of Upper Austria.
In 1921/22 a housekeeping school for peasant girls was set up in Bergheim Castle, followed in 1938 by a one-year peasant school. During the Second World War , the school was closed in 1943. The building then served as a primary school, kindergarten, refugee accommodation and accommodation for Russian civilians. In 1946 the school was resumed as an agricultural housekeeping school. Today the 3-year technical school - specializing in rural housekeeping - is housed here. The castle also serves as the community's registry office.
The real estate of the Bergheim estate was sold to Hans Arthofer from Hartkirchen in 2000 , who leased a large part of the land to local farmers.
architecture
Bergheim Palace is an irregular, multi-wing palace complex in an extensive park landscape. The oldest components date from the 15th century. The castle was rebuilt and expanded several times. As can be seen on an engraving by Georg Matthäus Vischer from 1674, Bergheim was a three- to four-storey, three-winged building that was enclosed by a wall and surrounded by a moat. The castle has several towers with onion roofs, at least one crowd can be seen. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the moat was drained and the building expanded to the north.
The current appearance was created during the renovations in 1867/68. The design of the arcade in the extension as a coat of arms dates from this time. This shows the coats of arms reliefs of all owners. At that time, the ballroom on the first floor was built in the Neo-Rococo style . Some stucco ceilings have been preserved in the castle. The castle has a baroque staircase.
Entrance portal
Entrance doors
patio
Access to the agricultural school
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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 .
- Georg Grüll : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria, Volume 1: Mühlviertel . Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1962.
Web links
- Entry via Bergheim Castle to Burgen-Austria
- Bergheim Castle at burgenkunde.at
- Bergheim Castle on burgdaten.de
- Bergheim Castle on handwerksstrasse.at
- Bergheim Castle on austria-forum.org
- Homepage of the 3-year technical college in Bergheim
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '24.7 " N , 14 ° 2' 58" E