Guarding the River
by Yelena Rozov
Title
Guarding the River
Artist
Yelena Rozov
Medium
Photograph
Description
Schloss Schoenbuehel, Melk, Austria
The castle is built on rock approximately 40 metres above the level of the river Danube. The castle was begun in the early 12th century by Marchwardus de Schoenbuchele as a defensive fortress. When his descendant Ulrich von Schonpihel died at the beginning of the 14th century, the family was extinguished. The castle was briefly owned by Conrad von Eisenbeutel, and then by the Abbey of Melk. In 1396 it was sold to the brothers Caspar and Gundaker von Starhemberg. It remained in the Starhemberg family for more than 400 years, but fell into disrepair.
In 1819 Ludwig Josef Gregor von Starhemberk sold it, together with the castle of Aggstein, to Count Franz von Beroldingen, who had it renovated and partially rebuilt, so that by 1821 it was again habitable.
In 1930 the Sch�nb�hel estate was sold to Count Oswald von Seilern und Aspang.
Uploaded
February 17th, 2014
Statistics
Viewed 165 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 03/28/2024 at 3:21 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments
There are no comments for Guarding the River. Click here to post the first comment.