Reinleiten Castle
The Schloss Reinharz directing is located in the town of Grieskirchen of Upper Austria .
history
Before this noble residence was built, there was a farm here; In 1592 a Röringer is named as the owner in the Leiten . The noble seat was built by the Pollheimers von Parz . In 1651 Count Adrian Ankevoirt sold the castle to Count David von Weißenwolff. In 1720 the castle was raised to a noble residence .
The two-story castle used to have a steep gable roof and a tower protruding from the wall structure with a hexagonal pyramid as a roof. The castle was accessed through this tower. The attic of the building was lit by ox eyes .
Reinleiten Castle today
During the reign of Emperor Franz Josef I , the castle was converted into a hospital in 1912. The hospital is supported by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross and the Franciscan Sisters of Vöcklabruck . Today the former castle is used as a farm building.
literature
- Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home. 3rd edition . Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
- Oskar Hille: Castles and palaces in Upper Austria then and now . Verlag Ferdinand Berger & Sons, Horn 1975, ISBN 3-85028-023-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage of the Wels-Grieskirchen Clinic ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 17 ″ N , 13 ° 49 ′ 16 ″ E