Pfaffstätt Castle
The Castle Pfaffstätt located in the municipality Pfaffstätt in District Braunau in Upper Austria .
history
An early medieval defense system from Pfaffstätt was located on the Siedelberg , which the field names Burgstall and Schatzgruben still bear witness to today. Until the 1830s there were ruins and remains of trenches and a forecourt. The facility is a listed building.
The first documentary mention was made with Herrant de phaphesteti in 1150. These Pfaffenstätter were followed in 1222 by the Rewtter. In 1422 a Georg Rewtter, in 1500 a Martin Rewtter, and in 1505 a Rudeprecht Rewtter. The moated castle in the valley was probably built under these. The character of a moated castle is clearly recognizable on the copper engraving by Michael Wening , as is the double-forged roof. After that, the Walch (1503 to 1617) are proven as owners. In 1617 Wolf Walch sold Pfaffenstätt to Hans Sigwart von Schwabpach. After the Schwabpachers, the Barons von Vieregg lived here from 1630 to 1721.
In that year the property passed to Countess Maria von Wartenberg, nee Princess of Melun and Epinoi. They redesigned the former moated castle into a country castle, allegedly according to plans by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach , whereby the former moat was also filled in. From the heirs Pfaffstätt came first to the Lerchenfeld and from 1764 to 1800 to the Counts of Taufkirchen. From 1800 to 1805 Martin and Walpurga Sehkührer and from 1805 to 1811 Martin Wührer were the owners. Then the castle went to the barons of Peckenzell until 1868. Heinrich Klinkosch followed in 1868 and Count Edmond Lippe-Weissenfeld bought the property in 1895. In 1909 Count Adolf von Peckenzell bought back the house he was born in and had it renovated. The Margrave Pallavicini was the owner from 1917 to 1920, followed by Adolf Baron von Stift, who sold it to Prince Albrecht zu Schaumburg-Lippe in 1923. After 1942, Prince Max zu Schaumburg-Lippe owned the palace (died 1974). After his death, his wife, Princess Helga Claire Lee, née Roderbourg, was the owner. From 1978 Heinrich Lohberger, a manufacturer from Mattighofen , was the owner of the castle. From September 2001 the new owners of the castle are Robert and Barbara Jakob.
The palace chapel, which can also be seen on the copper engraving by Michael Wening , no longer exists.
Pfaffstätt Castle today
The castle is two-story with a hipped mansard roof . On the park-side front there is a flat triangular gable , which has a coat of arms with lateral arms (lion and ram). The alliance coat of arms on the garden side contains the coat of arms of the Wartenburgs and the Melum d'Epinois, the one on the south side that of the Taufkirchener and that of the Huber von Mauer. In the middle there is a three-axis belvedere with a pyramid roof .
The castle leads into a courtyard with farm buildings that are used as riding stables. These parts of the building are clearly in need of renovation. The new owners are aiming to revitalize the castle in several ways.
South-facing alliance coat of arms
Pfaffstätt Castle
Farm yard
Entrance gate
literature
- Herbert Erich Baumert, Georg Grüll: Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. Volume 2: Innviertel and Alpine Foreland. Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-85030-049-3 .
- Georg Clam Martinic : Castles and palaces in Austria. Landesverlag in Veritas Verlag, Linz 1991.
- Oskar Hille: Castles and palaces in Upper Austria then and now. Verlag Ferdinand Berger & Sons, Horn 1975, ISBN 3-85028-023-3 .
- Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home . 3. Edition. Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
Web links
- Pfaffstätt Castle in the Pfaffstätt community
- Upper Austrian news from December 7, 2011
- Entry via Schloss Pfaffstätt to Burgen-Austria
Individual evidence
- ^ Christian K. Steingruber: A critical consideration of the historical-topographical manual by Norbert Grabherr . Upper Austrian Provincial Archives , Linz.
- ↑ Conferences and celebrations in princely fashion at Schloss Pfaffstätt ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 48 ° 4 ′ 32.3 " N , 13 ° 8 ′ 41" E