Saxental Castle
The Saxental Castle (also referred Prunhof) was located in the municipality Saxen in District Perg of Upper Austria .
history
A fortress of Sechssen is mentioned as early as 1380; However, this is not identical to Saxental Castle. The place where this castle could have stood is also not known. The corresponding princely fiefdom is said to have belonged to Wilhelm and Wolfgang Hauser. Then the seat went to the Wolfensteiner von Kleinzell . Of these, a Gilg (1421), an Ottokar (1430) and a Wolfgang (1460) are named as the last of his family. Then the fortress fell to Emperor Friedrich III. back who gave them to the Prueschenks. Christoph Perger followed them. Under these the castle fell into disrepair.
In 1648 the Prun (n) hof (Brunnhof), owned by the Perger von Clam family, was raised to a noble seat and was given the name Saxental. This castle-like building remained with the Clam rule , but degenerated into a farm . This was demolished at the end of the last century. In its place you can find a small chapel today.
House Saxen No. 3, formerly the retirement home of Count Clam, today the so-called Doctor's House, is said to be on the former castle grounds.
Lady Chapel on the site of Saxental Castle
Former retirement home of Count Clam in Saxen No. 3
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literature
- 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 .
- Georg Grüll : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria, Volume 1: Mühlviertel . Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1962.
- Oskar Hille: Castles and palaces in Upper Austria then and now . Verlag Ferdinand Berger & Sons, Horn 1975, ISBN 3-85028-023-3 .
- Christian K. Steingruber : A critical consideration of the historical-topographical manual of the fortifications and mansions of Upper Austria . Upper Austrian Provincial Archives , Linz 2013.
Web links
- Entry via Saxental to Burgen-Austria
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '25.2 " N , 14 ° 47' 30.9" E