Meiselberg Castle

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Valvasor's engraving from 1680
Meiselberg Castle (2009)

Meiselberg Castle is a castle near Maria Saal in Carinthia , which was probably built in the 16th century. The building is now privately owned and is not open to the public.

history

The exact time of construction and the builder of the castle are unknown. Under Hans Christoph von Metnitz , who bought the castle in 1595 from Hieronymus von Meiselberg's heirs, the castle was expanded in the 17th century. It changed hands several times and in 1694 came to Hans Adam Stampfer von Walchenberg, a member of a wealthy trade family from Öblarn . His descendants had the palace expanded and rebuilt in the baroque style in the 18th century . In 1793, the castle passed to Count Dismas Christalnigg , whose descendant sold the estate to Countess Marie Wydenbruck in 1919 . Since her niece Marie Therese was given the castle to Princess Hanau in 1941, it has been in the possession of the Hanau-Hořovice family .

architecture

The multi-storey castle has an irregular, horseshoe-shaped floor plan. Parts like the three-storey corner tower with an onion roof or two facade turrets date from the 16th century, the wing extensions were created in the 17th and 18th centuries. Special features of the external design are an arcade and the color design of the facades, which are partially marbled.

In the great hall of the castle there is a ceiling painting by Josef Ferdinand Fromiller , which addresses Abel's death.

Trinity Chapel

As early as 1700, a small Holy Trinity chapel was added to the castle, in which an altarpiece shows the resurrection of Christ . A ceiling painting by Anton Zoller and a trinity group from 1710 as well as stucco work by Kilian Pittner adorn the chapel. It also serves as a burial place for the castle owners and their families. Countess Minky von Wydenbruck, owner from 1919, Count Christalnigg and Countess Paula Vojkffy , who committed suicide at Meiselberg Castle in 1886, were buried in the chapel . The remains of Princess Nora Fugger , b. Princess von Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, who was best known for her impressions from the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy "In the splendor of the imperial era" and was a well-known salonnière in Vienna at the end of the 19th century alongside Princess Pauline Metternich .

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literature

Web links

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

Coordinates: 46 ° 42 ′ 13.4 "  N , 14 ° 22 ′ 50.3"  E