Villas and magnificent summer buildings in Seewalchen
Between 1870 and 1900 families from Vienna and Linz settled in Seewalchen and built their summer villas along today's Attersee Straße . They moved in with relatives and acquaintances. In 1897 a beautification association was founded, parks were built near the villas, a lake promenade was built and a boat rental company also opened its doors.
Villa Paulick
The Villa Paulick, which was built in 1867/1877 by the kuk court carpenter Friedrich Paulick from Vienna, captivates from the outside with the remarkable roof landscape with the chimneys, the tower and the various roof turrets, e.g. B. in ship shape. Parts of the court pavilion at the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873 were used for the opulent interior . Paulick hosted numerous artists and people from cultural life such as Gustav Klimt and Richard Teschner as guests . Around 1900 Gustav Klimt spent his summer holidays almost every year in the Villa Paulick, sometimes with his partner. He often stood by the boathouse and drew what he could see with his telescope.
Gustav Klimt's discovery of the Attersee as a refuge for the summer resort began in the summer of 1900, almost 50 years after the first tourist impulses in this region. In search of quiet places for relaxation and artistic inspiration, he first found them on the north bank of the Attersee in Litzlberg near Seewalchen . On a hike on the Gustav Klimt themed trail, which runs along the promenade in Kammer-Schörfling and in Seewalchen, visitors get an overview of Klimt's life and work as well as the motifs of his work in the vicinity of his summer domiciles Villa Paulick and Villa Oleander on the north shore of Lake Attersee . The villa is currently privately owned and is accessible for cultural events (concerts).
Villa "At Home" - (Schmidt Villa)
This villa was built for the Viennese singer and antique dealer Carl Friedrich Heinrich Schmidt in 1874, making it one of the first villas to be built on the Attersee. The idiosyncratic floor plan of this multi-wing building corresponded to the desire to have as many rooms as possible with a view of the lake. The specialty of the building lies in the rich interior architecture (e.g. wall paneling and wooden ceilings) in the style of the neo-renaissance .
Many famous personalities stayed in the villa for summer vacation, such as Friedrich von Amerling , Johannes Brahms , Hans Makart , Theodor Billroth and Alexander von Auersperg (better known as Anastasius Grün)
Müller Villa
The Linz entrepreneur Karl Ramsauer, a native of Schörflinger , had a summer residence, the miller's villa, built on the Seewalchner lake promenade in 1890. After the construction, the villa appeared to him to be much too big and in 1895 he decided to sell it to the Viennese city architect, Ing. Fritz Müller. Müller's successors were not very interested in the villa and the community bought the property in 1959. After it was used as a kindergarten, emergency classes for the elementary school, the headquarters of the local parties and various youth groups, it was also used by a senior citizens' club. In 1996 the lower garden was connected with a bridge in the course of the lido renovation in order to give the lido users more sunbathing space. In 2000 the decision was taken to demolish the villa. Today there is assisted living on the area.
- Villa Hermione
Also built on the Seewalchner lake promenade by the Linz entrepreneur Karl Ramsauer. This was acquired by Wilhelm Bräutigam on July 2nd, 1910 and has been owned by the Bräutigam family ever since.
Curzon Villa (American Villa) - in Litzlberg
The harpsichordist Lucille Wallace had a villa built in the English country house tradition with an Italian-influenced park in 1927/1928. After marrying the pianist Clifford Curzon , the villa was given its colloquial name - Curzon-Villa. In 1938 the villa was confiscated by the Nazi regime in the course of the Anschluss . After the end of the war, the property went to the American occupation forces. After it was returned to the Curzon family, the villa was used by the family until the 1980s. After Lucille Curzon's death in 1977, her husband sold the villa as his two children were also not interested in it.
Villa Eichmann - in Litzlberg
Built 1927–1931 according to plans by Clemens Holzmeister including a boathouse. The ground adjoins that of the Curzon Villa to the southwest. Listed as a historic monument, as is the boathouse used by the Seewalchen surf and sailing club.
Shoe mansion
In 1902 the Viennese manufacturer Carl Schuh built a villa on Atterseestrasse (Atterseebundesstrasse), where many Viennese families settled. His son opened a dental practice in the villa and campaigned heavily for fire services in the district. The Eggeling family acquired the property in 1969 and lived there until 1983. Then it was sold, the villa was converted into condominiums and additional buildings were built on the property.
More villas
In addition to the Paulick and Schmidt villas, there were many other villas in Seewalchen, for example the Müller, Christ, Schuh, Fichtel and Schneckenvilla or the Villa Hermine. Numerous other villas and magnificent summer buildings still adorn the Seewalchner townscape, some were demolished in the mid-1950s. Most of the Seewalchner villas are under monument protection .
literature
- Rudolf Romankiewicz: Sea whales in old views. 1994, ISBN 90-288-5843-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.albertmilde.com/deu/paulick.html
- ↑ https://www.klimt-am-attersee.at/klimt-themenweg/allgemein
Coordinates: 47 ° 57 ′ 2.2 " N , 13 ° 35 ′ 4.2" E