Weinburg am Saßbach Castle
Weinburg Castle is located on a hill in the Mur plain in Weinburg am Saßbach , municipality of Sankt Veit in southern Styria in southern Styria on the border with Slovenia .
history
The castle was first mentioned in a document from 1278. Originally built by the Wildoners, it was mentioned in 1303 as the "Haus Weinberg". In 1550 the old princely fiefdom was expanded by Max Leisser. In 1500 the Habsburg Maximilian I pledged the castle and the rule to Wolfgang von Graben , who had lent him a loan. From 1576 it had been in the possession of Archduke Karl of Inner Austria , who had it largely renovated between 1578 and 1590 by the imperial builder Andrea Bertoletti . In 1837 the palace was acquired by Marie Caroline, Duchess von Berry , and her second husband, Ettore Graf Lucchesi-Palli , a few years after the Brunnsee Palace opposite . The castle has been used as the headquarters since the secret society "Burschenschaft Sylvania" was founded in 1837. After war damage in 1945, especially the south wing, it was restored by Adinolfo Lucchesi Palli and Sarolta Lucchesi Palli (née Teleki de Szék). Both castles are still owned by the Lucchesi Palli today .
Building description
The two-storey palace with an irregular pentagonal floor plan forms an arcade courtyard . It has three corner towers overlooked by the chapel's bell tower. Its current shape dates from the 16th century. In front of the castle is a stone figure of St. John Nepomuk from the 18th century.
The palace chapel in the east wing was consecrated to St. Catherine in 1608. It is a renaissance building on late medieval foundations. It is used as a local church. The high altar in the bandelwerk style dates from the first quarter of the 18th century. He was by Emperor Charles VI. donated with a picture of the Lamentation of Christ (end of the 16th century) and the top picture of a depiction of St. Charles Borromeo . The pulpit (19th century), a Scourge Christ and the crucifix (18th century) complete the interior. The two bells are from 1498 and 1581.
literature
- Mario Schober: The owners and sources of the Weinburg: on the history of the Weinburg from its beginnings to 1510 . Dipl. Arb., Graz 2013.
- Kurt Woisetschläger, Peter Krenn (Ed.): Dehio Steiermark (excluding Graz) . Schroll, Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-7031-0532-1 , p. 605 .
Web links
- Entry via Schloss Weinburg to Burgen-Austria
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 46 ° 45 ′ 17 " N , 15 ° 43 ′ 10" E