Thurnmühle
| Thurnmühle | ||
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 Front view of Thurnmühle Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Thurnmühle Castle | |
| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | lock | |
| Conservation status: | renovated and used economically | |
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Schwechat , Austria
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| Geographical location | 48 ° 8 '58.5 " N , 16 ° 28' 52.2" E | |
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The Thurnmühle is a baroque castle in the town of Schwechat in Lower Austria . It is located at Schloßmühlstrasse 1 on the banks of the Schwechat River .
history
The formerly fortified complex was first mentioned in a document in 1162 under the name de Prato and in 1269 as Porz . The beginning of the 14th century belonged to the lords of Ebersdorf located Veste Porz was 1318 and 1529 destroyed. In 1689 the property came to the imperial count Karl Maximilian von Thurn und Valsassina, who rebuilt the mill and the castle. This is where the name of the building comes from. In 1725 they were acquired by the Oriental Compagnie , and in 1745 by the kk privileged calico factory, which erected an operating building next to the castle instead of the mill. In 1902 a metal goods factory was set up in it, the administration building of which is the Thurnmühle. It was restored around 1980 and belongs to the ski binding manufacturer HTM Tyrolia .
Building description
The baroque castle called Thurnmühle is a two-story building around a square courtyard. In the north-west a portal protrusion protrudes from the facade, on the upper floor of which there is a chapel. On the northeast side is a pilaster-framed basket arch portal with a curved roof and side vases. In the middle there is a cartouche with a double-headed eagle from around 1745. On the courtyard facade, two sides on the ground floor are open with basket arch arcades, and a flight of stairs leads to the upper floor. Inside you can still see some vaulted rooms, but their division has been changed by partition walls.
chapel
The one-bay, groin-vaulted chapel on the upper floor, resting on flat pilasters, is adorned with gilded stucco decoration. In the spandrels there are reliefs of St. Joseph with the Christ child, James , Leopold and Ambrosius . The altar is one of seven angels flanked altarpiece whose altar the Saints Sebastian , Roch , Rosalia , Florian and St. John Nepomuk in front of the Holy Trinity shows. It comes from Josef Ignaz Mildorfer from the middle of the 18th century.
portal
Part of the wall around the building is still preserved. In it is the former main portal with a basket arch between pilasters with side doors. A double-headed eagle can be seen on the relief cartouche in the arched area of the curved gable roof. Next to the gate is the statue of St. James on a curved pedestal, on which the coat of arms of the Oriental Company from 1767 can still be seen in part. The gate was moved to its current location in 1980 due to the relocation of the Schwechat River.
literature
- Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Dehio-Handbuch Niederösterreich south of the Danube . Part 2 M to Z. Verlag Berger, Horn 2003, ISBN 3-85028-365-8
