Stainz Castle

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Coordinates: 46 ° 53 ′ 46.8 "  N , 15 ° 15 ′ 49.2"  E

Stainz Castle

Stainz Castle is a former Augustinian Canon Monastery (CanReg) and is now a castle in Stainz in Styria , Austria . Today the baroque castle is owned by the family of the Counts of Merano . The castle and its outbuildings are under monument protection ( list entry ).

history

Stainz Abbey

The Augustinian Canons Monastery of Stainz came into being when Leuthold von Wildon , then landlord of Stainz, had a monastery and a small church built on Schlossberg in 1229. The monastery was settled with canons from Seckau. The monastery experienced its heyday in the 16th century from 1596 to 1629 under the provost Jakob Rosolenz. He reorganized the monastery and began to expand the neglected church at that time - it was enlarged from 1605 to 1629 and later received a baroque interior with rich stucco decoration. During this time, the main entrance to the church, which until then was on the west side between the towers, was moved to the east side, in the inner courtyard of the former monastery. Since that time there is no longer a portal between the towers, just an unadorned apse with no windows and no entrance. The church became the parish church of Stainz around 1600 after the demolition of the St. Jakobs church in Markt Stainz. Further alterations and extensions to the monastery complex took place in 1667–1683 under Provost Georg Jöchlinger and 1683–1704 under Provost Johann Bernhard von Paumgarten. The rich stucco and fresco decorations of the church date from after 1680.

The high altar in the parish church of Stainz

The two-story high altar was consecrated in 1695. Remnants of the medieval complex are preserved in the towers of the church and in the west wing of the monastery building. A coat of arms tombstone of the founder of the facility, Leuthold von Wildon (died 1249) is dated to the bicentenary of the monastery around 1448. The organ, which was restored around 1980, is one of the largest and most melodious in Styria.

Provosts of Stainz Abbey

The following people were provosts of Stainz Abbey:

  • Jakob Rosolenz (1596–1629)
  • Georg Siegfried Baron von Jöchlingen (1666–1683)
  • Johann Bernhard Freiherr von Paumgarten (1683–1704)
  • Christoph Horatius Carminelli (1704–1724)
  • Armand Freiherr von Paumgarten (1724–1748)
  • Johann Anton de Angelis (1748–1782)

Stainz Castle

Arcade courtyard of the Canons' Monastery

In 1785, under Emperor Joseph II , the Augustinian Canons' monastery was abolished. Archduke Johann , a son of Emperor Leopold II , acquired the rule in 1840. After his death, Stainz Castle remained in the family property of his descendants, the Counts of Meran .

The statue of the Virgin Mary at the side entrance of the parish church on its north side was donated in 1905 by the Stainzer women's association. It was the predecessor of the statue of the Virgin Mary on the main square in Stainz and was kept in the service yard after the new facility was built. Then it was placed near the church. A renovation took place between 2010 and 2011.

Todays use

In addition to the owners' living quarters, the castle houses the hunting museum and the agricultural museum, both of which belong to the Styrian Universal Museum Joanneum . The focus of the collection is on farm implements and household items in the countryside. The exhibition shows the different branches of agriculture. On September 16, 2006 the hunting museum , which also belongs to the Joanneum , was opened. Parts of the castle, such as the castle courtyard, the castle cellar, the arcades and the castle terrace are also rented out for events.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Stainz  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt Woisetschläger, Peter Krenn: Dehio Handbook - Die Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs: Styria (excluding Graz) . Topographical inventory of monuments, ed. from the Federal Monuments Office, Department for Monument Research. Publisher Anton Schroll. Vienna 1982. ISBN 3-7031-0532-1 . Pages 535-539.
  2. ↑ Weekly newspaper Weststeirische Rundschau , April 22, 2011. Volume 84, No. 16. Page 12.
  3. ↑ Hunting Museum Schloss Stainz (viewed on October 6, 2012)
  4. ^ Agricultural Museum - Fruits of Progress | Agricultural Museum, Stainz Castle. Retrieved March 23, 2017 .