Hohenburg Castle (Styria)

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Hohenburg Castle in September 2016

The High Castle is located in the district of Sankt Johann ob Hohenburg the municipality Söding-Sankt Johann in voitsberg district in West Styria ( Austria ). The origins of the castle go back to the middle of the 12th century. It has been owned by the Winklhofer family since the middle of the 20th century.

Location

The castle is located within the local area of Sankt Johann ob Hohenburg on Schlossweg. It stands on the eastern slope of a narrow ridge, on which the parish church of Sankt Johann ob Hohenburg and the village itself are located.

history

The area around Sankt Johann ob Hohenburg once belonged to the Eppensteiners , from whom it came to the Lords of Wildon . The Ligister, servants of the Wildoners, built a defense structure in the 13th century on the site of today's castle. It should have been a small permanent house , as the fortifications were called "Hof Hochenberg" in the 14th century. The last of the Ligister family, Friedrich Lubgaster, bequeathed the seat to Ernst Prankher in 1471. In the same year Prankher pledged the property to Irg von Kainach, but redeemed the property in 1490. After the Pranckh family , the residence was also called “Prankerhof”, although they did not live there, but at Plankenwarth Castle .

In 1550 Offo von Teufenbach bought the small residence. In 1580 Hans Christof Scheidt followed, and in 1600 Polykarp Freiherr von Scheidt, and after him his daughter Barbara Constantia Freiin von Khuenberg in possession. At that time, the property was probably expanded to its present form. Hans Christoff Jell zum Bach acquired Hohenburg in 1628, from which it went to his son-in-law Martin Moll von Fuchsthal in 1676. Since his son-in-law had deported 900 men from the rule to Vienna in 1683 and thus accumulated high debts, his wife Maria Countess Khuenburg had to sell the property to Ernst Franz Josef Freiherr von Jabornegg in 1701. Maximiliana Countess Trautmannsdorf bought the estate in 1710, but accumulated such high debts that a curator had to be appointed. He sold the already badly decrepit Hohenburg to Maria Ludwig Graf Saurau, who leased the farm buildings to the pastor of Ligist in order to reduce the debt burden. When in 1783 the then underage Count Zeno inherited the rule, the property had a property value of around 12,300 guilders and debts of 27,500 guilders. Anton Hafner bought the castle, where he previously worked as a manager, in 1810. After that, there were frequent changes of owners, who were mostly bourgeois. The castle has been owned by the Winklhofer family since the second half of the 20th century.

lock

The castle is a two-storey building block in the Renaissance style with a rectangular floor plan and four sloping corner towers, which in its current form dates from the 16th century. The tent roofs of the towers only protrude a little beyond the hipped roof of the castle. The facades of the main building are smooth and unadorned while on the facade of the towers a narrow ledge separates the top floor from the floors below. The arched entrance gate, also designed in the Renaissance style, has rustication . Above the portal is a modern coat of arms applied by Hynek Ruzcicka around 1914. In front of the portal is a small terrace bordered by a stone balustrade with two stone putti figures standing in front of them, carrying lanterns .

The retaining walls of the garden terraces consist partly of the remains of the former defensive walls that surrounded the castle. A stone staircase leads from the garden to the entrance portal.

literature

  • Federal Monuments Office (ed.): Dehio Steiermark (excluding Graz) . 2nd Edition. Berger, Horn / Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-85028-439-5 , p. 438 .

Web links

Commons : Hohenburg Castle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Entry about Hohenburg Castle (Styria) on Burgen-Austria
  2. ↑ a b Federal Monuments Office (ed.): Dehio Steiermark (excluding Graz) . 2nd Edition. Berger, Horn / Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-85028-439-5 , p. 438 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 0 ′ 36.6 ″  N , 15 ° 13 ′ 49.5 ″  E