Mageregg Castle

Mageregg Castle is a representative, castle-like building in the north of Klagenfurt in the Annabichl district. Originally built in 1590, it was brought to its current form in the mid-19th century and is now used as a restaurant.

The builder was Wolfgang III. Mager von Fuchsstatt, who had the moated castle built in the middle of a large park surrounded by a high wall and the Glan river. Completed in 1590 in Renaissance style, the building was hook-shaped and had five corner towers. This original form of the building can be clearly seen in a depiction by Valvasor from 1688.

After the death of the builder, Anna Freifrau von Teuffenbach acquired the complex in 1607, and in 1622 she sold it to Freiherr Carl von Egg und Hungersbach. After he was expelled from the country as a Protestant in 1628, Georg Mageregg, Vicedomus and Provost of Gurk Cathedral, took over the property. Although he died only a year later, the castle's name is likely to derive from him. In 1629, Johann Andreas von Rosenberg acquired Mageregg, followed by other owners: Georg Ernst von Deutenhofen in 1667, Freiherr von Geilberg in 1698, Freiherr von Schluga in 1735, Maria Genofeva von Strohendorf in 1810, and Thomas von Moro in 1840.

The latter initiated the complete reconstruction into its current form in 1845. The planning came from Peter Rudolfi from Völkermarkt, and the construction was managed by Domenico Venchiarutti from Gemona. The original southeast part was demolished and a new southeast tower was added. The facade was completely renewed. Mageregg remained in the possession of the Moro family until 1904, after which the owners changed again: Julius von Rainer-Harbach in 1904, Hans Suppan in 1917, and Manfred Ragg in 1934.

On April 27, 1967, the Carinthian Hunters' Association bought the property and redesigned the interiors. From 1967, they used it for representative purposes under the name "Jägerhof Schloss Mageregg". Another restoration followed in 1986, which also included the exterior facade, in 2001 the forecourt was paved, and in 2002 and 2005 further renovation measures were carried out in the interior.