Zell an der Pram Castle
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The cell lock on the Pram is located in the same municipality and dates back to the late Renaissance.
history
The current castle is already the third castle or castle complex of this name. The first building, labeled Burgstall, was on the other side of the Pram; the remains of the foundations that were still in place for a long time were removed during the construction of the B 137 that runs there, so that nothing is left of it today.
The next castle in Zell was a moated castle , where today's building has taken its place. The moated castle, a two-story residential building surrounded by a wall with towers, was on an island in a pond. The current Renaissance building dates from the second half of the 18th century.
Zell itself has been notarized since 955. The first Zeller to settle on the left bank of the castle were Hermann and Otto de Celle. A part of this family also owned the Riedau rule between 1433 and 1484 , which was then combined into a joint administration. The later moated castle was built by this family in 1426 on the right bank of the Pram . In the 16th century this family died out with Christoph Zeller in 1550. His two daughters brought half of the property to their husbands, Christoph Retschan and Leo von Hoheneck. The Retschan's share came to the Hochbergs via inheritance and subsequently to the Tattenbachs , who were then able to acquire the other part again in 1638. Because of their merits, Emperor Ferdinand raised the Tattenbachs to the rank of imperial count as early as 1637. The Tattenbach-Rheinsteins did not live in Zell, however, but in St. Martin. Zell Castle was a widow's seat. Count Ferdinand Josef von Tattenbach-Rheinstein had the old moated castle , which was heavily devastated in the course of the War of the Spanish Succession, rebuilt between 1709 and 1712. In 1760 the moated castle was demolished and the construction of the current castle began, which was finished in 1774. The master builder was Franz de Cuvilliés the Younger , the electoral court painter Christian Wink (1739–1795) designed the frescoes on the ceiling, gallery and gallery in Rococo style, the walls in the ballroom with their pseudo-architecture come from the Munich theater painter Josef Damian Stuber. In 1821, after the Tattan Bach died out , Count Maximilian von Arco-Valley bought the entire property including St. Martin, Zell and Sigharting .
present
The castle began to decline in the 19th century, and in 1938 it was even supposed to be demolished in favor of a new school. In 1941, the neighboring community of Riedau became the owner, but they had to give the castle to the Deutsche Reichsbahn . In 1945 the property was confiscated as "German property" but administered by the Austrian Federal Railways. In 1949 the municipality of Zell an der Pram acquired the building and adapted it for an elementary school, a kindergarten and residential parties. When the school and kindergarten moved out in 1973, a critical situation arose for the palace construction. Between 1975 and 1978 the general renovation and the adaptation for the Upper Austrian state education center for artistic adult education took place. Today the castle is a focal point for the cultural life of the Innviertel. The owner is still the municipality of Zell an der Pram, but the castle is leased for 99 years to the state of Upper Austria, which offers a rich seminar program here.
Today's appearance
Zell Castle is a mighty three-story building block with a now closed inner courtyard. The main front is a triaxial central projection with a gable bordered by two wings. A balcony that used to exist has now disappeared. The roofing consists of a gable roof with built-in mansards. In the west wing in the area of the former Rossstall is the so-called "culture cellar", equipped with a beautiful vault and two rows of Tuscan columns. In the north wing of the courtyard, the former castle barn, there is now a multi-purpose hall. The outside area is designed with a rose garden and a rock garden.
Inside the castle there is a two-story ballroom, which is closed off on the narrow sides by galleries and Ionic columns. The ceiling and wall paintings depict scenes from Greek mythology and genre paintings from aristocratic country life. In the staircase there is a magnificent banister, the walls are decorated with rococo paintings.
literature
- Norbert Grabherr : Castles and palaces in Upper Austria. A guide for castle hikers and friends of home. 1976 (3rd revised edition), Linz: Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, ISBN 3-85214-157-5 .
Web links
- State Education Center at Castle Zell an der Pram
- Entry via Castle Zell an der Pram to Burgen-Austria
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 56 " N , 13 ° 37 ′ 47" E