Neudegg Castle

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Neudegg Castle
Neudegg Castle: View from Nonntaler Straße

Neudegg Castle: View from Nonntaler Straße

Alternative name (s): Meran Castle
Creation time : 1460 (today's appearance)
Conservation status: renovated, inhabited
Place: District Nonntal of Salzburg
Geographical location 47 ° 47 '15 "  N , 13 ° 3' 7"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 47 '15 "  N , 13 ° 3' 7"  E
Neudegg Castle (State of Salzburg)
Neudegg Castle

The Castle Neudegg , including Castle Meran called, is a small baroque palace in Nonntal , a district of Salzburg .

history

Neudegg Castle: side wing
Neudegg Castle: Chapel
Neudegg Castle: back

Neudegg Castle is a reminder of the old Salzburg family of the Lords of Neudegg (1297 Leopold von Neudegg, 1388 Simon von Neudegg). It belonged to the Nonnberg manor and was built on the former laundry bleaching facility of the Nonnberg Monastery , whereby it paid an annual fee (Burgrechtspfennig, " lease schilling ") to the Nonnberg Monastery until 1848.

In 1460 the first known owner Niklas Venediger is mentioned in a document, who built a new castle on this site, the core of which has been preserved.

In the 16th century it was converted into a residence with four corner turrets, which were given onion helmets in the 17th century .

The outbuilding opposite the chapel has a historicizing facade from around 1900.

Castle chapel

In 1660 the well-preserved free-standing chapel was built.

The exterior, simple building with a straight choir has an altar (also from 1660) in which the coats of arms of the donor couple Christoph Freisauff and his wife Katharina can be found on pillared pedestals. The altarpiece of St. Christopher under the depiction of the Virgin Mary surrounded by an angel also indicates the donor.

The castle today

Since 1935 the castle has been owned by the Meran family , a branch of the Habsburg-Lothringen family , descendants of Archduke Johann . The castle consists of a central building (which is in a rather poor condition), a chapel and a courtyard . It is not open to the public, but can be seen from the street.

literature

  • Bernd Euler, Ronald Gobiet, Horst Huber: Dehio Salzburg - City and Country. Anton Schroll, Vienna 1986, ISBN 3-7031-0599-2 .
  • Reinhard Medicus: Hellbrunner Allee and its surroundings. On the history of the avenue and its meaning. In: Communications from the Society for Regional Studies in Salzburg . Volume 146.Salzburg 2006, p. 405.

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