Schloss Hollenburg: A Geymüller Family Palace in Austria
Site at a Glance
- Rating
- 4.5
- Popularity
- Low
- Country
- Austria
- Primary era
- Modern
- Eras represented
- Modern
- Civilizations
- Habsburg
- Site type
- Domestic
- Remains
- Elite Residence
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History
Schloss Hollenburg is a listed group of buildings in Hollenburg, Austria, built for the banker and later baron Johann Jakob von Geymüller between 1812 and 1814. Geymüller acquired the Hollenburg lordship by auction from the Imperial Treasury Fund in 1811, then commissioned the present palace complex after obtaining the estate. The property has remained in the Geymüller family, and its current owner is Rudolf Geymüller.
Remains
Building Arrangement
The palace stands at the western edge of Hollenburg along a federal road, with its building group extending on both sides of the road. Construction began in 1812 while the old Freising administrative estate still occupied the north side. The first buildings were therefore erected to the south, with the later northern residential building added after the older estate had been demolished.
Southern Building Group
The southern group includes an administrative building along the road and two two-storey sections joined by a one-storey central section. Behind them are two courtyards, positioned to the southeast and southwest. An additional building closes the southwestern courtyard on its southern side.
Northern Residential Building
The later residential building on the north side of the road has three storeys and nine window axes facing the street. A window axis is a vertical alignment organizing windows across a facade. On its first floor, the residence is linked by a covered passage to a two-storey ancillary building.
Park and Pavilion
A large park extends behind the palace and contains a distinctive garden pavilion, forming part of the estate’s surviving grounds.
