Weyer Castle (Judenburg)

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Weyer Castle (2012)

The Weyer Castle is a castle in the district Weyer the Styrian town of Judenburg . The castle is a listed building (see the list entry ). It emerged from a farm in the 16th century; the three-story building currently contains apartments.

location

Weyer Castle is located on a small hill southwest of the town of Judenburg on the west side of the Feeberggraben above the Purbach , which is bordered on the opposite side by a small depression . The village of Auerling originally belonged to the castle.

building

Weyer Castle is a spacious, three-story building that surrounds the inner courtyard in the shape of a horseshoe with arcades . The fourth side is with farm buildings closed. A defensive wall and a moat led around the castle . A small pond has been preserved from the moat, which gave the castle its name (see pond (waters) ). There are two protruding corner towers on the western front . Just below the pyramid roofs are key loopholes to detect. The central axis of the entrance front is emphasized by a wooden roof turret. According to an article by Burgen Austria , the unsuitable, modern windows on the otherwise undivided facades are striking .

Burgen Austria writes that the builder of the three-storey arcades was “not specially trained”, because the arches are quite irregular and the columns also appear compact. There are 16 condominiums in the castle , so viewing is only possible from the outside.

The Vibia funerary inscription found in the castle , probably from the time of the Roman province of Noricum and the reign of the Flavians (dated around 75 to 100 AD), is on the south side of the city ​​tower .

history

16th Century

Like many other castles, Weyer Castle was built - according to Burgen Austria - from a farm, the Sandhof , which was owned by the House of Liechtenstein from time immemorial . In 1434 this farm was owed to Admont Abbey .

At the beginning of the 16th century, Wilhelm Graswein acquired the Sandhof and expanded it into a modest noble residence . It was a renaissance castle with an early baroque chapel belonging to the Graswein , Praunfalckh and Heinricher families . Wilhelm Graswein followed Wolfgang , this Stefan and in 1551 his son Wolfgang Graswein . The ceiling of the chapel bears the year 1650.

The Graswein family was particularly involved in the Styrian warfare during the 16th century. Originally this family was wealthy in Bavaria , in Pinzgau and in Kitzbühel . From there it reached Friesach in Carinthia to Styria, where it lived in Weyer Castle. On March 1, 1522, it received a status survey and coat of arms improvement , which Archduke Ferdinand I gave to the brothers Lukas, Wolfgang (I), Stephan (I) and Leopold Graswein. Associated with this was the official authorization to name yourself either after your residential palace Weyer near Judenburg or any other of your possessions. Your decision fell on "Graswein zum Weyer".

Wolfgang Graswein's sister, Anna von Schrottenbach , inherited the noble seat in 1592 and sold it to Christof Praunfalkh in 1596 , after she had replaced the claims of the other heirs. In 1597 Praunfalkh, with the permission of the Judenburg judge and council, installed a water pipe from their property, the Jewish cemetery, into the castle - this ensured a regulated water supply. He was also allowed to open a quarry above the old Jewish cemetery and he began with a generous expansion of the castle.

17th century

Praunfalkh was inherited by his sister Susanna Freiin von Dietrichstein , who continued the expansion of the castle begun by Christof Praunfalkh; however, it was not completed until 1650 and 1676. In 1627 she sold the castle to Sibilla , the wife of Franz Christof von Teufenbach .

Sibilla had to leave Styria a year later (1628) as a Protestant and sold the castle to Johann Sebastian Zolten von Zoltensein , who in 1631 sold it to Hermann Heinricher von Heinrichsberg , a trader in Judenburg. In part it was his free property and in part fiefs from the Liechtenstein family and from the Stubenbergs who had kept this property even after the Liechtenstein rulership was sold. Since the owner Heinricher von Heinrichsberg was childless, he appointed his nephew Hans Pagge, a trader in Vienna who had served him for many years, as heir in 1646. Under the name of Johann Heinricher von Heinrichsberg , he inherited in 1650 and received the Stubenberg fiefdom in 1652.

In the same year (1652) Emperor Ferdinand III gave him a gift . a "Reisgejaid from the princely forests of Judenburg". He was followed in 1676 by his son Johann Wilhelm .

Engraving by Georg Matthäus Vischer (1681)

An engraving by Georg Matthäus Vischer from 1681 shows a clock or bell tower , which, like the once richly decorated portal, has disappeared.

18th century

Johann Wilhelm Heinricher von Heinrichsberg inherited his widow Maximiliana and his sons Carl Ignaz Anton and Anton Josef Viktor in 1720 . The castle owned a Gülten property, including a vineyard in Muggau near Voitsberg . 1750, the government had to because of large debts and seized an official receiver be appointed. In 1758 Carl Ignaz Anton's son Franz Josef Count Heinrichsberg was transferred back to rule. He was followed in 1780 by his sister Maria Theresia Edle von Sutter , who received the fiefs over the Sandhof, a part of the castle, from the princes of Schwarzenberg - the Schwarzenbergs had first received feudal rights from the Stubenbergers.

19th century

In 1819, Prince Franz of Liechtenstein acquired the castle from the Stubenberg heirs . From 1839 a retirement home and then social housing were housed in the castle . In 1840 it was described as follows: “The inside of the castle, like the entire outside, bears the stamp of complete decay.” From 1850, Carl Mayer was the owner, whose heirs sold it on December 23, 1872 to Judenburger Eisenwerke AG , who owned the castle Furnished workers' apartments .

20th and 21st centuries

Towards the end of the Second World War , the building was badly damaged by a bomb hit ; the affected south wing was then renewed. After that, the castle was owned by the municipality of Judenburg and since 2000 it has been owned by Berlinger-Landl OEG, which comprehensively renovated the castle in 2003 for the installation of condominiums. During this renovation, the farm buildings on the east side were also removed; a lift with a lift tower was installed. On the eastern front, a modern iron construction enables the connection between the north and south wings.

The company was founded on December 20, 1999 as Berlinger-Landl-Leitner-SchloßWeyer-Revitalisierungs-OEG and the company name was changed to Berlinger-Landl Schloß Weyer Revitalisierungs OG on April 24, 2002 ( commercial register number: FN 190088 t).

legend

The following legend is known about Weyer Castle: The resident of the castle was a knight from Rattmannsdorf and loved a noble lady whose stepmother was reluctant to marry; she wanted to force the young lady to marry another nobleman. That is why the noble lady was very desperate and preferred to enter the Göß monastery ( Leoben ). A Junker, who was to accompany the young lady to the monastery, told the knight Ritter von Rattmannsdorf about this and advised him to intercept the girl on his way to Göss, to be secretly married and then to hurry to the Emperor in Vienna. He agreed. When riding out, however, the horse fell due to a bad horseshoe and the knight fell so miserably that he was lying dead; so he was found by his bride and her company. After the funeral, she moved to the monastery in Göss.

Others

In the 171st episode of the folk music and traditional broadcast of the Austrian radio station Klingendes Österreich , moderated by Sepp Forcher , Weyer Castle was shown on November 24, 2014.

literature

  • Herwig Ebner : Castles and palaces in the Ennstal and Murboden . 2nd expanded edition. Ed .: Birken-Verlag . 2nd Edition. Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1976, ISBN 3-85030-029-3 , p. 141–142 (152 pp., German: Burgen und Schlösser im Ennstal and Murboden . Vienna 1963. Translated by Herwig Ebner, first edition: Birken-Verlag., Vienna 1963).
  • Leopold Toifl : Stephan Graswein to Weyer. A Judenburger as an opponent of the Pasha of Bosnia . Journal of the Historisches Verein für Steiermark, volume 98 (2007). Ed .: Historical Association for Styria . Steiermärkisches Landesarchiv , Graz 2007, p. 1–22 (22 p., Online [PDF; 16.7 MB ] German: Stephan Graswein zum Weyer. A Judenburger as an opponent of the Pasha of Bosnia . Graz 2007. Translated by Leopold Toifl, first edition: Historischer Verein für Steiermark, Graz 2007).

Web links

Commons : Schloss Weyer (Reifling)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Styria - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. (PDF), ( CSV ). Federal Monuments Office , status: 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ Gunnar Strunz : Styria . The green heart of Austria. Ed .: Bernd Schwenkros , Detlev von Oppeln . 3. Edition. Trescher Verlag , Berlin 2014, p. 123 (359 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ Falk Fengler: Weyer Castle near Judenburg from 1681. Copper engraving of the city. In: www.ahnenwiki.at. Ahnenforschung Falk Fengler, 2015, p. 4 , accessed on November 1, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Gabriele Haingartner: Schloss Weyer Judenburg. Gabriele Haingartner from Murtal. In: mein district.at . Regionalmedien Austria , January 25, 2014, p. 3 , accessed on November 1, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Ortolf Harl, Jakob Egger: Grave inscription of the Vibia. 1511. In: lupa.at. Ubi Erat Lupa , February 19, 2019, p. 2 , accessed November 2, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Ortolf Harl, Jakob Egger: Grave inscription of the Vibia. 1511. In: ubi-erat-lupa.org. Ubi Erat Lupa , p. 1 , accessed November 2, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Alois Friedrich Leithner : An attempt at a monograph on the imperial and royal district town of Judenburg and its parish along with a description of some of the immediate surroundings . A memorial book edited from proven sources. 1840, p. 123 (240 p., Limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed November 1, 2019]).
  8. ↑ Dr. B. Engelbrecht: Weyer Castle (Reifling) (Judenburg). Cultural Atlas-STEIERMARK. In: kulturatlas.at. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. B. Engelbrecht, p. 1 , accessed on November 1, 2019 .
  9. ↑ FirmenABC Marketing GmbH: Berlinger-Landl castle Weyer revitalization floor. In: www.firmenabc.at. FirmenABC Marketing GmbH, p. 1 , accessed on November 1, 2019 .
  10. ^ Romuald Pramberger : Weyer near Judenburg. A knight from Rattmannsdorf was lord of Weyer Castle. In: haben.at. Wolfgang Morscher, p. 1 , accessed on November 1, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Kurt Liewehr : "Sounding Austria" in the land of knights. On November 24th, 2012 the “Klingende Österreich” will be broadcast at 8:15 pm on ORF 2 from the Styrian / Carinthian knight country. In: salzburg.orf.at. Österreichischer Rundfunk , November 19, 2012, p. 3 , accessed on November 1, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Austria Press Agency : "Klingendes Österreich": Sepp Forcher leads through the "Ritterland" on November 24th. From Pusterwald via Judenburg to Friesach. In: ots.at. Austria Press Agency, November 22, 2012, p. 1 , accessed on November 1, 2019 .
  13. ↑ On TV : 171. "Ritterland" Pusterwald-Judenburg-Friesach. Episode 171. In: fernsehserien.de. Imfernsehen, 2012, p. 2 , accessed on November 1, 2019 .