Premstätten Castle

The castle is a three-story, four-wing building from the second half of the 17th century, surrounding an arcaded courtyard. The ground floor and first floor are connected on the outside by pilasters and at the corners by double pilasters. Above this is a continuous cornice. The second floor has the same structure as the floors below. There is a roof turret on the eastern outer wall. This side is designed as a show facade with two curved gables above the two central axes, with sculptures originally made by Johann Piringer, first mentioned in 1771 and renewed in 1911 after a fire, as well as a balcony. On the northern and southern outer walls, there are also rustic portals designed by Piringer and first mentioned in 1771, featuring the alliance coat of arms of the Saurau-Dietrichstein family. The arcades in the inner courtyard extend over all three floors and have depressed arches, which are closed on each floor by identical pilaster structures with windows.

Inside the castle, there are four stucco ceilings designed in rococo style by Heinrich Formentini in 1772. Originally, seven rooms on the first floor were decorated with wall paintings, probably made by Johann Caspar Fibich, which are now only partially preserved. The floors are connected by a wide grand staircase and a small staircase originally intended for servants. The interior furnishings partly date from between 1770 and 1780. Some stoves are designed in the Rococo and early Classicism styles.

The two-story castle chapel is dedicated to Saint Mary and has a flat dome. The tabernacle altar made of white marble, designed by Veit Königer in 1773, is decorated with two kneeling angel statues. The Venetian-influenced ceiling and wall paintings inside the chapel from 1772 are by Eustachius Gabriel. On the front wall of the chapel is a depiction of the Coronation of Mary, framed by painted column architecture, and to the sides in niches are painted portraits of Fides and Spes. Architectural divisions and depictions of Caritas, Archangel Michael, and a guardian angel were painted on the side walls. Below the gallery, a depiction of Saint Eustachius can be seen, while above the gallery, Saints John Capistranus and Vincent Ferrer are depicted. In the dome, the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, surrounded by angels and saints, is depicted. The spandrels of the dome are decorated with depictions of the four Evangelists.

In the walled French garden of Premstätten Castle stands a late Baroque garden house with a mansard roof and four stone figures designed by Johann Piringer in 1773 as allegories of the four seasons.