Liebburg Castle (East Tyrol)
The Liebburg was once the residential palace of the barons ( counts since 1630 ) Wolkenstein-Rodenegg on the main square of the Austrian city of Lienz ( East Tyrol ). It was built at the beginning of the 17th century and was the residence of the barons from around 1608 to 1653. Since 1988 it has served as the town hall of Lienz.
history
The Liebburg was built between 1606 and 1608 by the brothers Sigmund and Christoph von Wolkenstein-Rodenegg, as their residence, Schloss Bruck am Hochstein, seemed cold and uncomfortable to them. Until 1653, the Wolkenstein-Rodenegg family owned the Liebburg. In the same year, the entire rule of Lienz was returned to the sovereigns of Tyrol. In 1653 it was again sold for 142,000 guilders to the royal women's monastery in Hall in Tirol , which now managed it. In 1783 the women's monastery was dissolved by Emperor Josef II . In the years that followed, the Liebburg served as a military camp, a hospital for the poor and as a district authority into the 20th century .
Disasters
The Liebburg burned down in two major fires in Lienz in 1609 and 1723. During the reconstruction in 1609, the characteristic onion domes were added. To protect the city from further fires after 1723, the Innsbruck government issued fire regulations. The people of Lienz promised to hold the Floriani procession every year. In 1757 and 1758 floods damaged the Liebburg.
Modern uses
In the 20th century the Liebburg was first district authority, and after the purchase by the municipality under Mayor Hubert Huber and the renovation, awarded the Europa Nostra Prize 1985 to 1988, town hall.
Web links
- Entry via Lienz - Liebburg on Burgen-Austria
Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′ 46 ″ N , 12 ° 46 ′ 7 ″ E