Kohfidisch Castle

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Kohfidisch Castle
Inner courtyard of Kohfidisch Castle
The castle chapel

The Kohfidisch Castle is located in Kohfidisch in Burgenland . It is under monument protection ( list entry ).

The castle is located at the southern end of the village in a large English garden with rare old trees. It has been owned by the Erdődy family since the 16th century . First a meierhof, it was expanded into a castle in the 17th century, and probably expanded by the architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt in 1780 . At the beginning of the 19th century the castle was expanded further. In 1945 the castle was slightly damaged during fighting. From 1945 to 1949 the headquarters of the Red Army, Oberwart district, was stationed in the castle. After the command was transferred to Oberwart, the castle was permanently destroyed, mainly through the theft of (building) materials; the valuable furnishings and mobile valuables have probably already been stolen by the Red Army and vagabond vandals. In 1975 the first repair work began, the roof structure and the roof were z. Partly repaired by federal funds. Further extensive renovation work began in 1999. Since 2010, further parts of the basement (north / west wing, chapel) have been restored and put into operation as a wine tavern restaurant and event center.

The castle has three wings and a courtyard open to the east. The main wing and south wing are two-story, the north wing is single-story. The main wing shows a central projectile on the outside with a raised tent roof, contains a ballroom, the garden side is designed more richly as a show side. The castle chapel has a neo-Gothic romantic wall painting, underneath which several layers of painting were exposed, which were dated to the late 16th and mid-17th centuries by employees of the Federal Monuments Office . The original furnishings of the chapel have been destroyed, but have been restored by the owner family and are available for baptisms, weddings or private St. Measure available.

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

Coordinates: 47 ° 10 '19.2 "  N , 16 ° 21' 26.8"  E