Ebenthal Castle (Carinthia)

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Ebenthal Castle is located near Ebenthal in Carinthia, southeast of Klagenfurt .

Valvasor's engraving from 1688
Ebenthal Castle (2006)
Ceiling with illusion painting in the ballroom

history

The building was built by Christoph von Neuhaus in 1566 below Greifenfels Castle , which had been in the possession of the von Neuhaus family since the beginning of the 15th century. Archduke Karl II confirmed the ownership of the castle, which was named Ebenthal, in a document dated September 14, 1567.

In the 17th century a third floor was added and two tower bay windows with onion helmets were built. In the 18th century the castle was rebuilt by the Counts of Goëss , who acquired the castle and rule in 1704.

Building description

Mock architecture with an allegory of justice

The castle is an almost rectangular, three-story building. It has eleven or six window axes. The castle is surrounded by a large park that was laid out in the 18th century.

The facade structure shows a large order of pilasters . On the western front there are two corner projections and a central gable with coats of arms, on the eastern front a classical portico on pillars with a balustrade .

Today's ballroom is located on the second floor, the barrel vault of which was designed by Josef Ferdinand Fromiller in 1748 with illusion painting : pseudo-architecture and allegorical figures. A renaissance door with wood inlay leads to the library. In large fires in 1919 and 1948, the castle was indeed damaged, but completely restored.

  • Detail from Schloss Ebenthal - coat of arms with inscription

  • Detail from Ebenthal Castle

  • Stairway to the first floor

  • Mock architecture with an allegory of prosperity and wealth

  • Library door

today

The castle is owned by the Goëss family and has an extensive family library. Public concerts take place in the ballroom. The park can be visited.

See also

literature

  • Gerhard Stenzel: From castle to castle in Austria. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1973, ISBN 3-218-00229-X .
  • Georg Clam Martinic: Austrian Castle Lexicon. Castles and ruins, mansions, palaces and palaces. 2nd Edition. Landesverlag, Linz 1992, ISBN 3-85214-559-7 .
  • Michael Leischner, Alois Brandstetter: Castles and palaces in Carinthia. Carinthia, Klagenfurt 2000, ISBN 3-85378-520-4 .
  • Hermann Wiessner, Gerhard Seebach: Castles and palaces in Carinthia. Wolfsberg, Friesach, St. Veit. Birken, Vienna 1977.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Douglas Alton Smith: The lute and gamba tablatures from Schloß Ebenthal. In: Guitar & Laute 5, 1983, No. 6, pp. 378-386.

Coordinates: 46 ° 36 ′ 19 ″  N , 14 ° 21 ′ 26.6 ″  E