Schwanburg

The Schwanburg is a residence in South Tyrol and a protected architectural monument in the municipality of Nals . The associated winery is one of the oldest private wineries in the South Tyrolean wine-growing region .

history

In 1286, the complex was first mentioned as a house in the Gaul . In the 14th century the building came into the possession of the Lords of Boymont at Payrsberg Castle . Jakob II von Boymundt-Payersberg had the property converted into a residence from 1560 to 1575 in the Überetscher style , the local Renaissance variety, and renamed it Schwanburg after the swan in his coat of arms . After his death in 1581, due to the high construction costs, the family had to sell the residence to the Counts of Trapp , who have called themselves von Trapp-Schwanburg ever since . On January 20, 1771, Johann Nepomuk Graf Trapp sold the Schwanburg and its accessories to Jakob Thaler from Nals for 18,000 florins, subject to the predicate. The male line died out in 1873. Heir was the nephew Rudolf Carli. His descendants now run the winery and winery as well as the farm that goes with it. It is one of the oldest private wineries in South Tyrol. The building itself now serves as an administration building.

description

The renaissance complex has a medieval core. The inner courtyard with an outside staircase is framed by loggias. A sundial bears the year 1563. The coat of arms of the Lords of Boymont -Payersberg with the year 1560 is placed above the entrance gate . The chapel with a polygonal choir closure is provided with a barrel vault . Barrels from the time of Empress Maria Theresa are kept in the wine cellar .

literature

Josef Weingartner : The Schwanburg . In: Der Schlern , 2, 1921, pp. 9-16. (on-line)

Web links

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

Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
Schwanburg on meranerland.org

Individual evidence

^ Beda Weber : Meran and its surroundings: or: The Burgrave Office of Tyrol: for locals and foreigners . Wagner, 1845 ( google.de [accessed October 23, 2017]).
^ Oswald Stimpfl, Dagmar Kluthe: South Tyrol . Baedeker, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8297-1467-9 ( google.de [accessed October 23, 2017]).

46.537861 11.201519Coordinates: 46 ° 32 '16.3 " N , 11 ° 12' 5.5" E

[1] Beda Weber : Meran and its surroundings: or: The Burgrave Office of Tyrol: for locals and foreigners . Wagner, 1845 ( google.de [accessed October 23, 2017]).

[2] Oswald Stimpfl, Dagmar Kluthe: South Tyrol . Baedeker, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8297-1467-9 ( google.de [accessed October 23, 2017]).