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Raczynski Castle
Raczynski Castle, also known as Marienberg, is a historicist castle building in Bregenz, Vorarlberg. Situated on the northwest slope of the Gebhartsberg, it is the last castle built in Vorarlberg and features Neo-Rococo architecture.
History+
Construction of Raczynski Castle began in 1874 when Count Carl Eduard Nalecz-Raczynski acquired property in Bregenz. For his wife, Princess Caroline Theresia von Oettingen-Wallerstein, he had this estate built between 1875 and 1877 according to plans by architect Stefan Tragl. The completed castle villa, a gift for the Countess's 47th birthday in 1878, became the center of a court and the scene of social events. After the death of the Countess in 1898 and the Count a year later, his nephew Eduard Graf Nalecz-Raczynski inherited the property. In 1904, the Dominican Order acquired the castle, which thereafter served as a convent and school building under the name Marienberg. After being used as a lazaret and a home for French mothers and children during and after World War II, the Dominicans regained the property in 1946. A renovation took place between 1976 and 1997.
Location+
Raczynski Castle is located in Bregenz, in the district of Bregenz, in the federal state of Vorarlberg, Austria. It is situated at an elevation of approximately 454 m above sea level.
On site+
Today, Raczynski Castle houses a monastic operation and serves as a school building. The main building is also rented out for seminars and events.
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