Widum Kals am Großglockner
The Widum Kals am Großglockner is a listed rectory in the municipality of Kals am Großglockner . The Widum is one of the 13 listed objects in the municipality ( list entry ).
history
The construction of the widum dates back to the late 15th century. In a dendrochronological investigation, initiated by the Federal Monuments Office, the wooden cellar ceiling was dated to 1471 and the roof structure to 1479. Together with the building inscription above the portal (1481), it took around ten years to build, which can be traced back to the difficulties encountered in the appointment of pastor Hanns Georg Egker, who should have taken over the position of pastor in the 1460s. However, he had been rejected by the Archbishop of Salzburg and could not take office until 1491.
One of his successors, Christoph von Graben, invested 65 guilders in the Widum in the 16th century, which was used to finance fixtures in the vestibule and the redesign of the facade. Further renovations took place in 1699 and 1874. In 1972 the facade was renovated and the windows exchanged. The Widum is characterized by its uniformly Gothic style and its simple style.
Building
The Widum is a mighty, brick building on a square, two-axis floor plan. It has a slightly protruding, steep gable roof, an irregular arrangement of the windows and a round arch portal on the entrance-side gable facade. Above the entrance portal is a walled-in marble plaque with the inscription:
"A (NNO) D (OMINI) - 1481 PER GEOR (G) IVM EGKKER PLEV (AN) VS FVNDATA EST DOMVS ISTA"
"In 1481 this house was founded by Pastor Georg Egker"
There is a garage extension on the east side and an access door to the garden on the south facade. There is also a rectangular portal on the west facade. The building itself is entered through a hall divided by arched openings with a stitch cap vault, the staircase to the first floor was equipped with a flat barrel vault. In the basement there is still a Gothic door from the construction period, the other doors are from the 17th and 18th centuries.
literature
- Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): The art monuments of the political district of Lienz. Part III. Iseltal, Defereggental, Kalsertal, Virgental. Verlag Berger, Horn 2007, ISBN 978-3-85028-448-6 (Austrian Art Topography, Volume LVII)
Coordinates: 47 ° 0 ′ 2.3 " N , 12 ° 38 ′ 42.4" E