Eberschwang Castle
The former moated castle Eberschwang now serves as the rectory of the Eberschwang community in the Ried im Innkreis district in Upper Austria .
history
Eberschwang Castle is believed to have been a residence of the Kirchsteiger family in the 13th century. This died out towards the end of the 14th century and Eberschwang became the ancestral seat of the knightly family of Pewntner (Peutner), which is documented only since 1447. Georg Peuntner was the last of this family; He died in 1527 and his widow and two daughters first sold half of the Hofmark in 1503 and then the second half of the Hofmark in 1530 to Hanns Marschalk, who came from a middle-class family from Peuerbach who in turn were in the service of the Schaunberger . In 1542 Hans Caspar Marschalk had the residence rebuilt. In 1557 the family was raised to the lower Bavarian nobility. Afterwards Eberschwang was united with the rule of Mayrhof Castle , also located in the Eberschwang community.
Hans Caspar Marschalk was the last of the family in the male line and the property came into the family of Barons von Tattenbach, related to the Marschalks . Around 1600 these were enfeoffed with Eberschwang, Maierhof and Mühring. In 1668, Count Gottfried Wilhelm von Tattenbach-Reinstein had the previous wooden building torn down and replaced with the little brick castle. In 1684 the small castle of the newly built pilgrimage church of the place was made available as a beneficiary house. In the Spanish-Austrian War of Succession Eberschwang was captured and plundered by Austrian hussars under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Razghay in 1704. In 1735 Maximilian Franz took over the Reichsgraf zu Tattenbach-Rheinstein Eberschwang and connected it with his domain Aurolzmünster . After the Treaty of Teschen in 1779, Eberschwang and the Innviertel became part of Austria. The benefit was canceled in 1785. Heinrich Graf von Rheinstein-Tattenbach died on October 3, 1821 in Munich and Eberschwang was in the possession of the Counts Arco-Valley zu Aurolzmünster for a long time. In 1858 the pastor of Eberschwang, Johann Schuster, acquired the residence and set it up as a parsonage; Today it is owned by the Diocese of Linz .
Eberschwang Castle today
The former moat has been drained and no longer exists. The roof construction comes from the Biedermeier period. The four former watch towers have been demolished since 1542, but can still be guessed at the concave corners of the house. Figure niches are attached to the house, but they are empty. The arched entrance portal is a reference to the former noble owners; it is framed by pilasters and has a broken round gable. The gable field is empty and should have been filled with the coat of arms of the noble previous owners.
The building has been completely renovated and is in a small, well-kept park; the parish center and library of the Eberschwang parish are attached to it.
literature
- Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home. 3rd edition . Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
Web links
- Entry via Eberschwang to Burgen-Austria
- Eberschwang Castle on Burgdaten.de
Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 18.7 ″ N , 13 ° 33 ′ 43.3 ″ E