Burg Festenburg

The festival Castle in the homonymous locality Festenburg in the cadastral Koeppel in the town of Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel was probably founded around 1200 by the Lords of Stubenberg as a castle. Since 1616 from the Abbey of Vorau now a Roman Catholic parish church of St.. Catherine with six upstream chapels.

Festenburg

In 1200 was probably due to three sides steeply sloping rock spur a castle founded by the Lords of room Mountain, which was first mentioned in 1353 as " Vöstenburg " documentary. To 1399, the castle fell as an inheritance from the extinct Lords of Stadeck that were originated simultaneously with the exchange salvors, to the later Governor of Styria, Count Hugo von Montfort. After the lords of Montfort had from about 1416 the Lords of the Saurau Festenburg. The castle was built in 1529 and 1532 unsuccessfully besieged during the First Siege of Vienna by the Turks.

Klosterburg

In 1616, the Vorau bought the hard castle of the Counts of Saurau and built from 1700 to 1723 the castle with extensions to a monastic fortress to.

Parish Church of St. Catherine with six chapels

The Knights' Hall of the castle became the Parish Church of St. Catherine rebuilt. From 1709 was the scenic design of the St. Catherine's Church and the six chapels (Loreto Chapel, crowning with thorns chapel, Nativity Chapel, Mount of Olives Chapel, Flagellation Chapel and Chapel of the Cross ) by the Vorauer pin painter Johann Cyriak Hackhofer. The ceiling fresco feast Burger woman sky of 1710 in St. Catherine's Church is one of the highlights of the baroque monumental painting in Styria. Noteworthy is the exclusive representation of female saints.

From 1889 to 1928, the poet Ottokar core floor was pastor in Festenburg.

Today, Sundays and Tuesdays and / or Fridays hl. Fairs held. There is a lot of activity at the castle. To place annually, almost traditionally, the concert of traditional band Festenburg in the courtyard instead. The Festenburg is not only a social but also a cultural center for the entire region.

Fixed Burger woman sky, view larger

Hard woman Burger Heaven, detail 1

Hard woman Burger Heaven, Detail 2

Clubs

The Festenburg shares its name with not only the eponymous town at its foot, but also with many clubs in the area Festenburg:

  • UPS Festenburg
  • Trachtenkapelle Festenburg
  • Kameratschaftsbund Festenburg
  • Shooting club Festenburg
  • Theatre Association Festenburg
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