Mageregg Castle

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Mageregg Castle in 1680, seen from Valvasor
Mageregg Castle (2006)

Mageregg Castle is a representative, castle-like building in the north of Klagenfurt in the Annabichl district . Originally built in 1590, it was brought into its current form in the mid-19th century and is now used as a restaurant.

History of construction and ownership

Coat of arms of those ennobled Mager von Fuchsstatt in 1493

The builder is Wolfgang III. Mager von Fuchsstatt, who had the moated castle built in the middle of a large park surrounded by a high wall and the Glan . The building, completed in the Renaissance style in 1590, was hook-shaped and had five corner towers. This original shape of the building can be clearly seen in a depiction by Johann Weichard von Valvasor from 1688.

After the owner's death and the family's over-indebtedness, the castle was seized in 1607 and passed on to Anna Freifrau von Teuffenbach. Soon afterwards it came to Hans David von Seenuss, who sold it to Karl Freiherrn von Egg in 1612. On May 16, 1622, he sold the property to Gottfried Freiherrn zu Egg and Hungersbach, as he had to emigrate to Regensburg as a Protestant . In 1628 the Gurk cathedral provost Georg Vizdom bought the property. Johann Andreas von Rosenberg acquired Mageregg as early as 1629, followed by Georg Ernst von Deutenhofen in 1660, Franz Dominikus Freiherr von Geilberg in 1698, Franz Xaver von Schluga in 1755, Maria Genofeva von Strohlendorf in 1810 and Thomas von Moro in 1840.

The latter initiated the complete renovation in 1845 to its present form. The planning came from Peter Rudolfi from Völkermarkt, the construction was directed by Domenico Venchiarutti from Gemona. The original south-east part was demolished and a new south-east tower was added. The facade has been completely renewed. Mageregg remained in the possession of the Moro family until 1904, after which the owners changed again: 1904 Julius von Rainer-Harbach, 1917 Hans Suppan and 1934 Manfred Ragg.

On April 27, 1967 the Carinthian hunters bought the property and redesigned the interior. She used it from 1967 under the name "Jägerhof Schloss Mageregg" for representational purposes. Another restoration followed in 1986, which also included the outer facade, in 2001 the forecourt was paved, and in 2002 and 2005 further renovation measures were carried out in the interior. The building is a listed building .

Building description

Mageregg Castle is a two and a half storey building with a rectangular floor plan. At each corner there is a tower, the two southern ones are round, the northern ones square. The south facade has a round arch portal, the floors are divided by cornices, above the main floor there is an additional ornamented plaster band. In the entrance hall, the keystone of the builder Wolfgang Mager with a building inscription is attached to the west wall (marked 1590). In the surrounding park there are still traces of the former moat and a bridge on the east side.

Todays use

The ground floor and the terrace are now used as a restaurant, and the rooms on the upper floor are used or rented for events. The annex in the castle courtyard has been the seat of the regional office of the Carinthian hunters' association since 2000. The park of the castle is partly used as a game reserve .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GenussWirt in Schloss Mageregg. Accessed January 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia. 3rd, enlarged and improved edition. Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 397 f .
  3. ^ Johann Weichard von Valvasor : Topographia archiducatus Carinthiae antiquae & modernae completa . Endter, Nuremberg 1688, p. 125 ( digital-sammlungen.de [accessed on January 2, 2020]).
  4. ^ A b c Friedrich W. Leitner: Die Mager von Fuchsstatt. The rise and fall of a noble family in the early modern period. In: Carinthia I . Volume 209, 2019, ISSN  0008-6606 , p. 256 .
  5. ↑ Klagenfurt - Mageregg. In: burgen-austria.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
  6. ^ Jakob Obersteiner: Contributions to the Gurk diocese history from the time of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation . In: Carinthia I . 146th year, 1956, ISSN  0008-6606 , p. 215 ( onb.ac.at [accessed January 5, 2020]).
  7. ↑ Friedrich W. Leitner: Die Mager von Fuchsstatt. The rise and fall of a noble family in the early modern period. In: Carinthia I . Volume 209, 2019, ISSN  0008-6606 , p. 257-259 .
  8. ↑ History of the Jägerhof Castle Mageregg. In: Carinthian Hunters' Association. Accessed January 2, 2020 .

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Coordinates: 46 ° 39 ′ 11 ″  N , 14 ° 17 ′ 20 ″  E