Freyenthurn Castle
The Castle Freyenthurn lies in the west of the city of Klagenfurt on the southern slope of the mountain Falk, widely visible above the eastern bay of Lake Wörth . To the west below is the town's vineyard .
history
The castle was built around 1541 by Hans Angerer, the court paymaster of King Ferdinand I, in the castle-like Renaissance style as a tower-like residence. The client was then allowed to add the title to Freyenthurn to his name and from then on called himself Hans Angerer zu Freyenthurn . In the course of history, the castle has often changed hands over the centuries. Towards the end of the 16th century it came to Sebaldus Feulner, the lord of the castle of Drasing, who called himself Sebald von Staudach after Freyenthurn from 1597. In 1670, after the death of Julius Neidhart von Staudach, Imperial Count Johann Wilhelm Attems, who already owned the dominions of Tanzenberg and Oberfalkenstein, acquired Freyenthurn Castle. The estate came to Michael von Thalheim via Johann Andreas Sauer Graf von Ankenstein in 1686, but the next change of ownership took place in 1694 when Andreas Lorenz von Vierengl acquired the rule. From 1743 to 1815 the castle was owned by the Counts of Grotta von Grottenegg, who finally included it in a Fideikommiss . Anton Medardus Kerschbaumer zu Treuenfeld acquired the rule in 1815 and sold it two years later to the Carinthian iron patron Freiherr von Koller . He sold the castle in 1842 to the industrialist Johann Rainer von Harbach. In 1884, the then owner Wilhelm Graf Westerholt had the castle rebuilt in the Tudor style, which was very popular at the time . It was only at this point in time that it achieved its present-day striking shape with the many oriels and towers. The count's widow sold the property again in 1923 to the Villach timber merchant and tradesman David Egger.
During the Second World War , the castle was badly damaged, especially in the outbuildings and the rear. After David Egger's death, his daughter Marianne Haßlacher took over the property in 1950. Just four years later, this passed to her daughter Hertha Hoppe, who set up a castle hotel in Freyenthurn. Other unsuccessful attempts to revitalize the castle followed. At times a sanatorium was also planned. However, all plans failed due to the enormous maintenance costs of the building complex. After Hertha Hoppe, her son Gotthardt Hoppe was the owner.
At the end of the 20th century, a Viennese investment company bought the castle, but in 2001 it declared bankruptcy. After years of efforts to find a new owner for the property, it was acquired again in 2003 by a Viennese investment company, which has currently leased it to the operator of a luxury brothel .
See also
Web links
- Entry via Freyenthurn Castle to Burgen-Austria
- Freyenthurn Castle - Klagenfurt website
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 46 ° 37 ′ 32.7 " N , 14 ° 15 ′ 25.9" E