Freudenstein Castle (South Tyrol)

Freudenstein Castle
Creation time :	13th Century
Castle type :	Hill castle
Conservation status:	Receive
Standing position :	Noble
Construction:	Curtain wall
Place:	Eppan
Geographical location	46 ° 27 '46.8 "  N , 11 ° 14' 50.4"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 27 '46.8 "  N , 11 ° 14' 50.4"  E

Freudenstein Castle is located northwest on a flat hill above the village of St. Michael in the municipality of Eppan ( South Tyrol ).

history

Freudenstein Castle was built in the High Middle Ages, at the beginning of the 13th century, probably by the Eysenbrand von Freudenstein . From the 15th century at the latest, however, the castle was owned by the noble Fuchs von Fuchsberg family . At the end of the 16th century they expanded the complex, which originally consisted of two small castles, into an extensive palace. The year 1519 is located above the entrance. The St. Andrew's Chapel was also built in 1519 and consecrated in 1532. The Freudenstein line of the Fuchs von Fuchsberg existed until 1550. The family was later elevated to " Barons von Freudenstein" and had belonged to the counts since 1634. The Fuchs von Fuchsberg family died out in 1828.

The writer Henriette Schrott-Pelzel grew up here in the late 19th century.

Towards the end of the 19th century, Heinrich von Siebold had the property renovated, rebuilt, and expanded by Ferdinand Mungenast , and transformed into the property in its current appearance. The east wing was raised and the interior was expanded.

The castle is surrounded by a polygonal curtain wall and contains numerous Gothic elements. These include B. the flat carvings from the late Gothic period in the chapel room. In addition, there are wall paintings in the living area and the large hall is decorated with red chalk and charcoal inscriptions.

The unusual Italian name Castel Lodrone was created by Ettore Tolomei and is derived from the Trentino noble family of Lodron , who briefly owned the property from 1716.

In 1918 the castle was bought by the Hungarian officer Mikuleczky.

In the 1960s it was renovated again and converted into a congress and recreation center.

Todays use

Furthermore, the Golf Club Schloss Freudenstein has been located on the surrounding area since 2008 .

literature

• Walter Landi, Martin Laimer: Freudenstein . In: Magdalena Hörmann-Weingartner (ed.), Tiroler Burgenbuch. Volume X: Überetsch and South Tyrolean Unterland . Athesia publishing house, Bozen 2011, ISBN 978-88-8266-780-1 , pp. 165–190.

Web links

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

• Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
• Freudenstein Castle
• The history of the castle on the golf club's website
• Ensemble protection plan Freudenstein (pdf)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Nicolò Rasmo : Toponimi e buonsenso . In: Cultura Atesina - Kultur des Etschlandes , 8, 1954, pp. 1–2