Weyer Castle

Weyer Castle (also: Wayer) is a former moated castle built at the end of the 16th century northeast of the core town of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia.

For the year 1399, a manor house is verifiable at the site of the castle, which later came into the possession of the Schenke von Osterwitz. After their extinction in 1478, citizens of Sankt Veit took over the property; in 1532, a Hans Gottschacher was settled "am Weyer". Around 1550, the Rülko family, a lineage immigrated from Saxony, took over the estate. In 1585, Weyer came to Anna von Liechtenstein, born von Khüburg and wife of the Carinthian Hereditary Marshal Konrad von Liechtenstein. She had the residence fundamentally rebuilt and extended by the master builder Christoph Steiner from Murau until 1590. In 1601, the St. Veit citizen Hans Ladroner acquired the property, which he had leased since 1596. His widow was expelled as a Lutheran in 1629, and Weyer was transferred to the Bishop of Gurk. However, he soon sold it again. Until 1783, the property belonged to St. Georgen am Längsee Abbey. In 1778, an extension took place, indicated by a corresponding year number on the second floor of the south wing. After the secularization of the monastery, Weyer Castle was again in the possession of various St. Veit families. In 1788, the industrialist Thaddäus Max Egger acquired it. From 1891, the later Carinthian governor Arthur Lemisch lived in the castle.

In the 20th century, the exterior of the castle was neglected for a long time during years of agricultural use. Since the 1990s, the listed building has been used as an animal clinic.