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CastleKlagenfurt am Wörthersee-Wölfnitz
Seltenheim Castle
Seltenheim Castle is a castle located west of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, enthroned on a hill. It dates back to a 12th-century castle.
Saldenheim is first mentioned in a document in 1193, and a Cholo von Saldenhofen in 1222. Later, the castle belonged to the Lords of Pettau, who sold it to Otto von Liechtenstein und Murau in 1348. During the Hungarian War, the Liechtensteins were allies of the Hungarians, which is why Emperor Frederick III had the castle stormed and destroyed. The Liechtensteins then built the castle. After the extinction of this family branch, it passed to the Windischgrätz family, but fell into disrepair in the 18th century. After several changes of ownership at the beginning of the 19th century, Georg Kometer, Baron von Trübein, bought it in 1844. He had the castle rebuilt. The preserved building fabric was repaired and - contrary to the prevailing fashion - romantic decor was dispensed with. The exterior and the inner courtyard present themselves as they did in the 17th century.
Building Description+
The castle is two-story and elongated over an irregular floor plan. The small, open inner courtyard has pillar arcades on both floors, and a staircase extension is located in the southeast corner. The west front of the building is interrupted by a three-story tower. The southwest corner has an oriel window on corbel consoles. On the east side is the gate tower with a pointed-arch entrance portal. This bears the Kometter-Fritsch coats of arms.
Trinity Chapel+
The castle chapel Zur Hl. Dreifaltigkeit (Holy Trinity) was built according to the building inscription by Johann Friedrich von Windischgraetz in 1668, and the consecration took place in 1670. It was probably preceded by a Gothic double chapel. A chapel was first mentioned in 1417. The building is tall and slender, the choir is only slightly recessed. Nave and choir are barrel-vaulted with lunettes. The brick organ gallery on the south side is three-bay and rests on two Tuscan columns and round arches. The high altar dates from 1668, and the two side altars also from the 17th century.
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