Pottenbrunn Palace

Pottenbrunn Palace, also known as Trautmannsdorf Palace, is located in St. Pölten’s Pottenbrunn area.The complex, which is situated on a castle island, comprises of a medieval castle with a tower and a two-winged Renaissance castle.

The castle was originally mentioned as a Salzburg property in a document in 977.The forerunner of today’s castle, the Alachthof, was first referenced in 1268.

Sebastian Grabner the Elder purchased the castle in 1505, and had it expanded until 1527 based on the model of Rosenburg Castle, which he also owned.The crucial alterations occurred in 1600, when the outer bailey was enlarged into a double-wing residential palace under Sebastian Grabner the Younger.

After a few ownership changes, the east wing was rebuilt between the early nineteenth century and circa 1920.David Fanto (Fanto Benzin Aktiengesellschaft ) of Galicia purchased Pottenbrunn Palace in 1916 and sold it to the Trauttmansdorff family in 1926.The Trauttmansdorff family still owns it now.On April 13, 1945, at the conclusion of WWII, the castle’s previous owners were slain as members of a resistance group.The castle was in the middle of a fight, and it was seriously damaged by artillery fire and destroyed by Russian forces.

The tower fell in 1961 and was reconstructed with public assistance in 1966. In the former palace, which has since been abandoned, a tin figure museum with 35,000 figurines was established in 1970.

In recent years, the New Castle has been entirely refurbished. Today, the castle comprises mostly of the Old Castle, which was erected in the Middle Ages, and the New Castle, which was completed around 1600.

The ancient castle is a four-story rectangular structure with a steep double-hipped roof and a tall tower with an onion dome on the north-east corner.The fourth story is surrounded by a small gallery.

The double-winged new château, with its exterior facade facing the river, is flanked by octagonal towers.

The castle’s moats are still full with water, fed by the Pottenbrunner Brunnader, a right tributary of the Traisen.A bridge connects to the new castle’s entryway.The castle can only be seen from the outside because it is occupied.

Parts of the castle now contain the Pottenbrunn learning workshop, an association-supported alternative educational private school with public rights.

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