Schwarzenegg Castle

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Schwarzenegg Castle

Schwarzenegg Castle is a former aristocratic seat in Kainach bei Wildon ( Wildon municipality ) in Styria , Austria .

history

The farmstead, known as Schwarzhof in the Middle Ages , was bought by Kaspar Herberstorffer at the end of the 16th century and converted into an aristocratic residence. In the course of time, the former farm changed hands several times and was increasingly converted into a renaissance castle and mansion.

A brief overview of the owners (year of change of ownership):

  • Kaspar Herberstorffer (late 16th century)
  • Otto von Herberstorff
  • Andre Rindschad (1607)
  • Herberstorff family
  • Otto von Herberstorff
  • Hans Siegmund Freiherr von Schrottenbach (1617)
  • Georg Ernst Schrampf von Aichberg (1628)
  • Wolf Sigmund Gilgenberg by Gilgenbichel (1637)
  • Hans Lukas Freiherrn von Maschwander (1640)
  • Maria Helene Countess Lengheimb (1677)
  • Galler family
  • Josef Edler von Neupauer (1835)
  • Franz Georg Strafella (around 1930)
  • Count Leopold von Saldern-Ahlimp
  • Maximiliane von Berg

During the Second World War , the castle was used to house the inventory of the Graz armory . Most recently (2008) it was privately owned and was for sale.

architecture

Schwarzenegg Castle is located in a park at the foot of the Wildoner Schlossberg. Since it was never used for military purposes in its history, it has no fortifications . At the entrance to the castle there is a statue of Johannes Nepomuk dated 1739 . The palace consists of a two-storey main building in the Renaissance style and ancillary buildings around an arcade courtyard . The simple style of the facade is characterized by the Renaissance window shutters and the two simple portals . The three-storey column arcade on the courtyard side of the south wing is striking . Special outbuildings are the palace chapel (dedicated to the Visitation of Mary) and a modern riding hall.

literature

  • Barbara Kramer-Drauberg, Heribert Szakmary: Palaces, castles and ruins of Styria . 1st edition. tape 1 . Weishaupt, Gnas 2007, ISBN 978-3-7059-0242-8 .
  • Georg Clam Martinic: Austrian Castle Lexicon. Palaces, castles and ruins . Landesverlag, Linz 1991, ISBN 3-85214-559-7 .

Web links

Commons : Schwarzenegg Castle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry about Schwarzenegg on Burgen-Austria
  2. ↑ Marktgemeinde Wildon: History up to 1970. In: wildon.gv.at. 2016, accessed November 28, 2018 .

Coordinates: 46 ° 52 ′ 52 ″  N , 15 ° 29 ′ 49 ″  E