Dornbach Castle
Dornbach Castle is a moated castle in the village of the same name in the municipality of Malta in Carinthia . The building, surrounded by a wide moat, is one of the rare still existing moated castles in Carinthia and is a listed building .
history
A Salzburg rule Dornbach can be proven for the end of the 13th century. It was awarded as a fiefdom , the seat of the Lords of Dornbach was a castle, the predecessor building of Dornbach Castle. This was first mentioned in 1462 as being in the possession of Andreas von Weißbriach. From 1639 to 1932 the property was owned by the Counts of Lodron . Today Dornbach Castle is privately owned.
Building description
The high ring wall with loopholes from the 14th century, surrounded by a wide, tree-lined moat, encloses the castle and farm buildings. A stone bridge leads to the castle on the east side. In front of it are baroque stone figures of a Maria (1778) and Johannes Nepomuk (1779). A modern bridge is on the west side.
The cubic, three-story renaissance castle from the 15th and 16th centuries emerged from the residential building of the original castle from the 14th century. It has a hipped roof with a ridge turret and has pointed arched portals from the 15th century and chamfered stone window frames from the 16th century. The coffered ceilings were built around 1600.
See also
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia. Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 85 f.
Web links
- Entry via Dornbach to Burgen-Austria
Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′ 28.9 ″ N , 13 ° 30 ′ 25.6 ″ E