Prandegg Castle

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The ruins seen from the donjon

Castle ruins Prandegg is a former hilltop castle in the municipality of Schönau im Freistadt district in Upper Austria Upper Austria.

Location

Prandegg is as elongated castle on a tapering to a sharp rock edge rock barrier in 705 m above sea level. A. altitude between the valley and the valley of the Waldaist Prandegger creek. The straight-line distance of the plant is after Gutau 3.9 km and 5.3 km to Schönau. The nearest town is Pehersdorf ( Trail No. 82).

Name

The name referred Prandegg with high probability the site on which the castle was built: A slash and burn ( prant ) bared projecting Felseneck ( egg ).

Description

According to the terrain condition on the narrow ridge, however, the castle is narrow, but elongated. The total area is rebuilt 2.435m2, 1.490m2 of the main castle. The former First year, the late Romanesque Altburg ( 12th/13th c.), Was located at the highest point of the ridge to the north (now no longer receive ) and included only 340m2. From there, close to the south structurally to the castle chapel and the towering, built in most parts of the 15th century the main castle, from the great hall, a barrel-vaulted passage to the courtyard, the second castle gate with side a small gate house and the Palas opposite farm buildings there. The residential buildings have been preserved up to the height of several floors, at least in the outer walls. In some cases you can still see plaster layers, bay windows, window frames, window alcoves and pointed arch portals. The main castle is separated by a high wall of the massive keep. The keep, which was built as a 26 m high circular tower on a natural rock increase, including high input is still accessible via a wooden bridge and simple wooden stairs inside. He now serves as a viewing platform. The donjon joined further south the bailey deeper with a large, three-storey Vorratsbau to. The outer ward was separated after the castle gate of the hilltop through a man-made, about 9 m wide moat, over the once led a drawbridge. A new wooden bridge was built over the past years. At the foot of the castle, the remains of the Maier court can be found. Formerly a four-sided, were some parts broken off, or set up again recently and brought under roof. Today a restaurant is housed in it.

History

The first written mention of the castle dates from the year 1287. Prandegg was for centuries with the market pulp (today Bad Zell ) and the Zellhof Castle intimately connected. By shifting boundaries (1784 ), the castle now belongs to the municipality of Schönau im Mühlkreisautobahn. Prandegg located in the northern part of that area between Aist and Naarn, the Border Count Wilhelm 853 AD had the monastery of St. Emmeram given in Regensburg.

A special feature was found with respect to the Lehnsvergabe the castle and lordship Prandegg: One half was assigned as episcopal rain Burgi cal the other half as a prince's fief. In the early 13th century, the Regensburg half came into the possession of the family of Pranter. 1298 was shared by these half Haug of rich stone and Ulrich von chapels. The baronial fief had Wernhard of Rußbach held, but which 1300 Ulrich von chapels to his fief acquired it. Finally, ( 1352) also reached the Reichensteiner share of the Capeller, where it remained ( undivided ) until their extinction in 1406. Then the suzerainty Prandegg was again divided and given to the two daughters of the last male Cape Modellers as a dowry. Thus, the castle fell to the roof Berger and Liechtenstein. More Lehnsinhaber were the Polheimer and Jörg Walch of Arbing, or dropped the second half of 1492 to the emperor, who in turn in 1534 Hilleprant Jörger enfeoffed with it. Two years later bought this also the 2nd half of domination and finally bought the castle and lordship of the suzerainty free. Hilleprant Jörger bought 1536 Regensburg market cell ( Bad Zell ) together with the high courts and the advocacy of the parish of Zell. This was the Jörger but still not satisfied, and he looked for it to further increase this possession. He earned many other farms and tithe in the area of cell and Gutau it. Hilleprant Jörger came thus to a considerable possession, his heirs and descendants still enlarged. 1596 the open space Habichrigl (municipality Bad Zell ) was purchased along with the associated farms. Finally, the Zellhof castle was bought in 1607. The Jörger mostly lived on Prandegg but benützten Castle Zellhof as a second home or as a home for visits. The two gentlemen Prandegg and Zellhof were united under the Jörgern, resulting in a large area of ​​influence of the noble family originated.

Life of Jörger on Prandegg

Here insights into the lives of Jörger, or the life of a noble family of the 17th century are to be given. The source for this is the Zellhofer archive. Baron Hans Maximilian Jörger lived with his family a befitting life. He had to Prandegg a valet and three footmen, the madam a manager and a maid. On Prandegg there continued to gardeners, bakers, tailors, hunters, ties, grooms, pioneer, coachmen, cooks, a goalkeeper and two watchmen. For the economy Meier, a servant and a maid were employed. Lived the rule temporarily in Castle Zellhof, they took the necessary personnel with you. On the board of the Lords of Prandegg and Zellhof came alongside ordinary food and wild, rabbits and fish. Herring and spices were bought in Zell, Linz and Vienna. Also, lemons and tomatoes came into the kitchens of Prandegg and Zellhof. The clothing was also befitting: The baron had in addition to simple dresses and silk gold embroidered jackets, socks and shoes from Paris Vienna. The servants, lackeys to the pioneers wore livery. Frequently, undertook journeys, both the Baron, as well as the madam. Especially liked to go to larger markets, such as in Linz, where you shopped next to the house required, luxury goods ( majolica dishes, toys, etc. ).

As a professing Protestants Jörger finally had their possessions in 1631 ( Prandegg, the market pulp, castle Zellhof, Pranthof ( Gutau ) Habichrigl and all other courts and tithe ) to Gotthard von Scherffenberg, sell to Mr. Spielberg. However, this relative died soon afterwards and his widow remarried in 1636 Hans Reichard from Starhemberk. However, the Scherffenberger and also the Star Hemberger talked already prefer to lock Zellhof than in Prandegg on. Therefore, the official residence of the caregiver was eventually moved to Zellhof. Even " rule Prandegg " was slowly transformed into " rule Zellhof ". Only the district court Prandegg retained his name, even if the seat was on Zellhof. Hans Reichard from Starhemberk - it was the area too rough, as he said himself - but sold already in 1642 the entire property to the SALZBURG that reached the largest expansion of domination. The Prandegg castle fell into disrepair, however, more and more. Only the brewery and the Hoftaverne were continued by the SALZBURG, but then abandoned. 1784, the castle was Prandegg resigned from the municipality of cell due to a boundary regulation. Since then it belongs to the municipality of Schönau. 1806 died the Zellhofer - line from the SALZBURG. The estate passed to the Counts Dietrich Stein, who in turn sold Zellhof and Prandegg 1823 to the dukes of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha Greinburg Castle. To date, the system is in the possession of their descendants.