Gallspach moated castle

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gallspach Castle

The Gallspach moated castle is located in the Upper Austrian municipality of Gallspach in the Grieskirchen district (Valentin -zeileis-Straße 33).

history

The noble seat was first mentioned in a document in 1120 (1111). Gallspach is named after the Gallspach family of the same name; the Gallspacher (Gailispacher) were servants of the Schaunberger . Already around 1100 a Sigeboto de Gailispach testified on a document of the monastery St. Nikola , around 1120 Reginhart de Gailesbach is also mentioned on a document of St. Nikola. A Heinrich von Gallspach is mentioned around 1250, Hans Gailispegh is mentioned as a Schaunberger feudal man between 1376 and 1378. The Gallspachers then resided at Haitzing Castle . In 1343 both a house and a Veste Gallspach are mentioned.

1343-1354 Eberhard V. von Walsee was the owner of Gallspach. In 1354 he sold the castle to Heinrich Geumann (Geymann, Gewman), but reserved the feudal right. In 1461, Stephan II. Geumann († 1473) and his brother Bartholomäus were given the rule of Gallspach. 1479 gives Reinprecht V. von Walsee Gallspach to Christoph II. Geumann with castle and church fief.

Epitaph of Hanns Hainrich Geumann from 1566 in the parish church of Gallspach

“ Edl and Ehrnvest Hanns Hainrich Geymann zu Gallspach and Trätneck died in 1566. Kö. Kay. Mt. Rath and Rhuhet here with his three virtuous housewives. Dye first Magtalena ain Hehenfelderin, the second Salome ain Kölnpöckin, the third Brigitta ain Wallomitzin whom God be gracious, amen. "

- Inscription on the grave slab of Hanns Hainrich Geumann from 1566 at the parish church of Gallspach

After the Wallseer died out, Gallspach was awarded directly by the sovereign. Under the government of Emperor Frederick III. Hans, Tristram and Balthasar Geymann are enfeoffed with Gallspach in 1492. In 1496, King Maximilian I gave the castle and rule of Gallspach again to Hans Geymann, the keeper of Lankowitz for himself and his two cousins ​​Balthasar and Tristram. In 1502 the two cousins ​​shared their inheritance, Balthasar received Gallspach along with the market and Tristram Tratteneck. The Geumann family remained in the possession of Gallspach until the Counter-Reformation . Since they were Protestants , they had to emigrate and Gallspach was sold to Christoph Weiß von Würting in 1633 . In 1638, Christoph Ludwig Weiß Gallspach sold the property to Tobias Prodlvischer von Waldberg († 1670); Prodlvischer freed Gallspach from his feudal lordship by paying 211  fl . His widow Johanna, Mistress von Hofeck (Hofegg) bequeathed Gallspach to her brother Veit Spindler in 1685.

Gallspach Castle after an engraving by Georg Matthäus Vischer from 1674

Several sales characterize the ownership structure in the next few years. Baron Dr. Augustin von Erhardt was the owner from 1688–1695, followed by his daughter Maria Theresia von Erhardt from 1695–1706, married to Count Ehrgott von Kueffstein. From this family Ehrgott von Kueffstein was the owner from 1706 to 1708, followed by Liebgott von Kueffstein from 1708–1709. In 1709 Gallspach came to the Hohenecker / Hohenegger, whereby Johann Georg Adam von Hoheneck incorporated it into a Fideikommiss (this also included the lords of Schlüßlberg and Trattenegg ). The last male offspring of the Hohenecker family was Johann Georg Achaz Graf Hoheneck († 1796). Gallspach fell to the Imsland family in 1796 (Maria Anna Freiin von Imsland was born Countess Hoheneck). Further owners were Maria von Spieß (née von Imsland) from 1871 to 1880, Franz Brodböck from 1880 to 1901, Georg and Elise Schienerl from 1901 to 1908 and Hugo Seyrl from 1908 to 1912. Through these sales the stock was gradually reduced.

Gallspach Castle has been owned by the lineis family since 1912 . Valentinzeileis († 1939) moved his laboratory from Vienna here in 1920 and set up an ordination next to it. As there was no longer enough space for the growing number of patients, despite several renovations, he built his radiation physics institute behind the castle in 1929.

Gallspach Castle today

The current structure was built between the 16th and 18th centuries. Fire damage occurred to the castle during the peasant wars . It is a two-storey, four-wing complex that can be reached via a gate hall. Overall, it is reminiscent of a square courtyard. A round tower protruding from the wall structure and arcades on two sides of the inner courtyard are still preserved from the earlier castle. The main entrance, a gate with a slip gate, faces the square. The path leads over a bridge to the entrance. The rear courtyard housed the former brewery, with a bridge connecting the castle with the buildings of the brewery. The castle is surrounded by a pond-like moat and another pond.

On a neighboring plot of land , Valentinzeileis had the Linieis Kurinstitut built based on designs by Heinrich Schmid and Hermann Aichinger. Two bronze statues made by the Viennese sculptor Josef Riedl in 1930 (one rolling rock and one empty water jug) were erected in the garden in 1975 in honor of the institute's founder.

The moated castle is privately owned by the lineis family and can only be viewed from the outside.

  • Gallspach Castle

  • Side view of the castle

  • Bronze statue by Josef Riedl 1930 "Walzender a rock"

  • Bronze statue by Josef Riedl 1930 "An empty water jug"

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Address of the Gallspach water castle
  2. ^ The Linieis case. on: diepresse.com
  3. ^ The Lineis method. on: zeileis.at

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 23 "  N , 13 ° 48 ′ 47"  E