Raab Castle
Raab Castle is located in the Raab municipality of the same name in the Schärding district . It is attested as the seat of a noble family since 1145. Most of the current structure dates from the 16th century.
history
Raab was first mentioned as a populated place in 955. A residence of the noble family de Rurippe is secured in 1145 with "nobilis vir Ruetbertus de ruhrippe". The Rurippers were followers of the lords of beings and are believed to have died out in the 13th century. The ownership came from the Rurippern to the latter after a division agreement dated May 1, 1300 between the Wesen and the Waldeckern. In 1382 the rule came to the Trauner. In 1387 Hans Aichberger zu Aichberg inherited the castle and the Hofmark Raab near Wesen . Since Amalai Aichberger had married Lazarus Messenpeck, who was the caretaker of the rule in Ried , in 1443 , the property fell to the Messenpecker. When their son Hanns died in 1495 without an heir, the Raab estate fell to Nikolaus vonSandicell . In 1496, Duke Georg von Bayern took over the property and sold it to Bishop Ludwig von Chiemsee in 1500 . Bishop Sebastian Cataneus had the palace largely rebuilt at the beginning of the 16th century and subsequently administered by carers. In 1685, Count Johann Veit von Maxlrain acquired the Hofmark Raab. From these, Raab came to the Bavarian barons of Neuhaus by inheritance in 1704. In 1717 the property was sold to Count Tattenbach-Rheinstein . The Tattenbachs, who had their headquarters in St. Martin , united the rule of Raab, to which that of Einburg also came, with St. Martin to form a Fideikommiss . After the Counts of Tattenbach died out in 1821, the Counts Arco-Valley bought Raab. Since they lived in St. Martin, they sold Raab Castle in 1807 to the Hofwirt Obermayr von Raab without any associated property; after its bankruptcy, the hat maker Völkl bought it at auction in 1826. In 1849 the municipality of Raab bought the castle as the seat for the newly established district court. In 1850 it became state property. Between 1983 and 1985 the building, which was in dire need of renovation, was extensively restored. The moat was also renovated. In 2002 the district court was closed. Today the castle is privately owned by the Pilstl family. Viewing is not possible.
Exterior
Raab is an unchanged moated castle. It occupies almost the entire hill enclosed by the moat. Access is via a wooden bridge over the moat. It is a three-story, rectangular building with a hipped roof. The stair tower protruding from the facade on the north side is from a later period. The 16th century rooms on the ground floor have vaulted ceilings. The original entrance is to the left of today's gate. Since all the originally existing bay windows have been removed, the eye can see smooth window fronts.
literature
- Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home. 1976 (3rd revised edition), Linz: Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
Web links
- Entry via Raab to Burgen-Austria
- Raab Castle on Burgenkunde.at
- Homepage of the market town of Raab
Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ′ 6 " N , 13 ° 38 ′ 57" E