Schwallenbach

Schwallenbach ( village ) ; locality ; cadastral community Schwallenbach
	Basic data
Pole. District , state	Krems-Land (KR), Lower Austria
Judicial district	Krems at the Donau
Pole. local community	Pointed
Coordinates	48 ° 20 '23 " N , 15 ° 24' 13" E Coordinates: 48 ° 20 '23 " N , 15 ° 24' 13" E
height	212 m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	92 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	61 (2001)
Area d. KG	5.89 km²
	Statistical identification
Locality code	04344
Cadastral parish number	12357
Counting district / district	Schwallenbach (31344 001)
	; Schwallenbach from the castle ruins Aggstein seen from
	Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; NÖGIS

Schwallenbach is a place and a cadastral community of the municipality of Spitz in the Wachau .

geography

Schwallenbach is located on the left bank of the Danube between Willendorf in der Wachau and Spitz.

history

Schwallenbach was first mentioned in a document as early as 830 , when it came as a gift from Charlemagne to the Bavarian monastery Niederaltaich . In 1443 a judge and council of the now fortified market was named. In 1463 the Bohemians devastated the place, furthermore the chapel was adapted to a single-nave church. In 1504 the area finally passed into the possession of the Habsburgs . When imperial troops invade the place in the course of the Thirty Years' War in 1620 , there is great destruction. The church tower burned down and received its stone helmet . In 1645 the place finally suffered from the destruction by the Swedes .

Attractions

church

Church of St. Sigismund, Schwallenbach

The church of Schwallenbach goes back to a chapel from 1420, which was consecrated to Saint Sigismund . Buttresses and vaulted ribs indicate the late Gothic style. A statue of the Virgin Mary in the church has been preserved from 1515, the baroque altar was consecrated in 1724 by the bishop from Passau . The altarpiece by Martin Johann Schmidt , dedicated to Saint Sigismund, dates from 1767.

Schwallenbach Castle

Little bell from Schwallenbach

Diagonally opposite the church is the little bell of Schwallenbach , a medieval castle that was originally the seat of the Schwallenbachers. Engelschalcus and Chunradus de Swelpach are first mentioned here in 1243. After being destroyed several times, the seat now presents itself as an irregular two-storey four-wing building and its appearance goes back to the renovation by Anna von Polheim in 1617. The still preserved medieval, square, five-storey defense tower is remarkable.

More Attractions

The Rannahof house belonged to the Ranshof estate as a reading yard and later served as a monastery. Other houses from the 15th and 16th centuries have been preserved, including the old rectory.

Web links

Commons : Schwallenbach - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Schwallenbach Castle

Individual evidence

^ Martin Hammerl, Burgen-Austria, Schwallenbach Castle, 2004

[1] Martin Hammerl, Burgen-Austria, Schwallenbach Castle, 2004