Traun Castle
The Traun Castle is a castle in the Upper Austrian town of Traun (Schloßstraße 8).
history
The first mention of the moated castle took place around the year 1120 (1111) with B (P) ernhard de Trune. The Trauns were a completely free sex, which even belonged to the so-called " Apostles ", but then descended into the ministry of the Otakare , later the Babenbergs and finally from 1246 the bishops of Passau . The reason for this is likely to be the withdrawal of fiefs or a marriage to the "worse hand", i. H. an inappropriate marriage. The brothers Wernhard and Dietrich von Traun were already ministerials . They remained in the possession of their ancestral castle until 1630. Then Siegmund Adam von Traun, married to Eva von Pollheim, had to sell his rule to Werner t'Serklaes von Tilly , a nephew of the general Johann T'Serclaes von Tilly , who had already acquired the rule of Tillysburg Castle , because of his Protestant confession . This succeeded in loosening the feudal bond and transforming Traun into a free property. After a long process , Ernst Graf von Abensperg and Traun (1608–1668), who had been converted back to Catholicism , was able to regain possession of the castle and lordship of Traun in 1664.
After the genealogical link to the Counts of Abensberg, confirmed by the emperor, and the ensuing elevation to the rank of imperial count by Emperor Ferdinand III. under the name Abensperg and Traun 1653 the Traun counts of Abensperg and Traun called themselves. This family still owns the Traun Castle to this day.
Traun Castle today
Traun Castle is a three-storey, eight-axis complex with small corner turrets. A round arched granite portal forms the entrance to the manor house. The castle is covered by a double hilted roof. The current building was probably built in the Renaissance style in the second half of the 16th century by Otto († 1572) and Otto Bernhard von Traun († 1605). A fire of 1620 caused some damage. It used to have a square tower, which can still be seen on a windowless part of the outer front. As can be seen in the engraving by Georg Matthäus Vischer , the castle was enclosed by a wall with round towers, which formed a connection to the two side wings and closed the castle on all sides from the surrounding pond. The design of the baroque front side dates from 1725.
The entrance is formed by a bailey with an entrance gate (the presumably original castle complex) and a chapel. The gateway with a round tower now stands at an angle to the access path, as the previously existing moat was filled and the bridge that was no longer needed was demolished. Two side wings lead off from the gateway:
- the right one is a former farm wing (brewery from the 17th century in the north wing of the castle; the brewery was active until 1851, then the premises were converted into apartments),
- on the left is a little house connected to the gate wing, in which the sacristy of the adjoining chapel is housed.
These side wings enclose a large, tree-lined courtyard.
The castle chapel dedicated to St. Margaretha was built in 1363 by Johann (Jan) von Traun and his wife Dorothea. The chapel was a Protestant place of worship for around 80 years during the Reformation period until 1624. In 1788, after the St. Dionysen Church in Traun was closed, the chapel became the first parish church. In the 19th century, the chapel was piled up with rubble to build apartments here. A false ceiling was also installed in the chancel and the baroque stucco in the nave was removed. The wall paintings were partially destroyed or painted over by the installation of windows, intermediate walls and an attic staircase.
The castle suffered a lot as early as the 19th century, as it was no longer the main residence of the owners and was only managed by carers. In 1884 the castle pond was filled in; the outbuildings and even the manor house became apartment buildings. Traun Castle was also badly damaged by a shot down American plane during World War II . The northwest tower was completely destroyed.
Renovation work began in 1956, so that the facility is in very good condition today. During the renovations, the rolling slots of a drawbridge, Gothic windows in the chapel and scratch-plaster ornaments on the fore lock and on the surrounding wall were exposed. In 1961 the facade of the gate building was rebuilt. The palace complex is leased to the state of Upper Austria and is used for cultural events. The local history museum of Traun is located in the ring-mantle complex of the castle.
literature
- Georg Clam Martinic: Castles and palaces in Austria. Landesverlag in Veritas Verlag, Linz 1991, ISBN 3-85001-679-1 .
- 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 2: Innviertel and Alpine foothills . Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1964.
- Oskar Hille: Castles and palaces in Upper Austria then and now . Verlag Ferdinand Berger & Sons, Horn 1975, ISBN 3-85028-023-3 .
Web links
- Kulturschloss.at
- Entry via Traun Castle to Burgen-Austria
- Traun Castle
Individual evidence
- ↑ A presumed building history - "Traun Castle"
- ↑ Traun Cultural Palace
- ↑ Local history museum in Traun Castle ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′ 8 ″ N , 14 ° 14 ′ 13 ″ E