Schmiding Castle
Schmiding Castle is a former moated castle and aristocratic seat in the municipality of Krenglbach in Upper Austria .
history
The Schmiding estate was first mentioned in a document in 1111 and shows Menginhart von Polheim as the owner at the time. From 1220 there is another mention of Schmiding Castle, then the documents are silent for 200 years. In 1415 Duke Albrecht V loaned the furnace to Heinrich der Ofen , followed by the Innerseer after 1430. In 1527 Stefan the Innerseer owner of the fief. In the Peasants' War of 1626 it was occupied by peasants. Other owners were the Reuter , the Engl and the von Öd . The demolition of the moated castle probably took place under the Batthyánys (1754: Theresia Countess Batthyany ). 1815 was princePhilipp Batthyany-Strattmann owner of the castle and the estate. A few years later he sold it to Prince Alfred Montenuovo .
Schmiding Castle is a simple three-storey building with barrel vaults from the 16th century and stucco-framed ceilings (around 1730).
present
In 1882 Schmiding passed into civil ownership to Franz Groß and subsequently to a number of other owners. The Order of by Francis named Oblates. The castle belonged to Franz von Sales until 1928. In October 1928 a Mr. Hofinger had acquired the Schmiding property from the Missionary Order of the Salesians. After his death in 1952 W. Höfinger followed ; beneath it the rubble was removed and the pond partially drained. During the Second World War , the building served as a military hospital and alternative location for the Wels hospital .
In the 1960s it was restored and converted for residential use. Today the Artmann family owns the castle and in 1982 built the Schmiding Zoo on the adjoining area (formerly Schmiding Vogelpark or Schmiding Zoological Garden).
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 Schmiding Castle to Burgen-Austria
- Schmiding Castle at burgenkunde.at
Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 44 ″ N , 13 ° 57 ′ 9 ″ E