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Schloss Rohrau is a castle in the town of Rohrau in Lower Austria, bordering on Burgenland. The building houses the art collection of the counts of Harrach.

Medieval castle and dominion

Agnes of Poitou (d. 1077), the widow of Emperor Henry III, gave some lands, which extended from Petronell-Carnuntum on the Danube to Rohrau, to Count Palatine Rapoto V of Bavaria from the Counts of Vohburg, who died in 1099. At the beginning of the 12th century his descandent Diepold III, Margrave of Vohburg, gave the lands to Hugo von Liechtenstein (d. 1156) who had come to Austria in his knightly entourage.^[1] Hugo built Liechtenstein Castle about 45 km to the west on a fief that he received from the Babenberg margraves of Austria and named himself after it. He was the progenitor of the House of Liechtenstein, the ruling family of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Petronell and Rohrau, which became his own property in 1142 from feudal property, remained important Liechtenstein seats in the High Middle Ages.

Dietrich de Rorow, a member of the Liechtenstein family, was the first to be mentioned under this name in 1240. His line died out in 1278 with Dietrich III. His daughter Diemut married Leutold I von Stadeck († 1292/95). After the death of the last Johann Stadeck in 1399, Duke Wilhelm wanted to give it to his brother Ernst dem Eisernen, but heiress Guta married Hermann II, Count of Celje and received it from King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia as a gift. In 1402, Rohrau came into the hands of Ulrich, son of Hugo von Montfort-Pfannberg, who inherited from Guta. In 1404, King Ruprecht gave the castle and dominion of Rohrau to the Counts of Montfort who owned it for 120 years.

Harrach family

The Harrach family first appeared in southern Bohemia in the 13th century, later in neighbouring Mühlviertel, including the wealthy town of Freistadt. The Harrachs owned estates in Styria and Carinthia at one time, but their main interests shifted to Vienna (see Palais Harrach) and Lower Austria.

Leonhard III von Harrach inherited the castle and in 1524, during the Counter-Reformation, his son Leonhard IV took the side of the Catholics. He was granted nobility in 1552 and, in 1584, the Order of the Golden Fleece. In 1586, he retired after 55 years of service to the court of Vienna and devoted himself to the Rohrau castle. He died in 1590 and was buried in the Augustinian Church, Vienna.

In 1593, the Turks stormed the castle. The damage was repaired in 1599–1605 and is documented in the family's archives.^[2]

Art collection

The castle houses the Graf Harrach’sche Familiensammlung (Count Harrach family collection), one of the largest private picture collections in Austria. The Harrachs brought many magnificent paintings to Rohrau from Naples, Madrid, Rome, Paris and the Netherlands. In April 2006, thieves broke in and stole 16 paintings by Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens and Peter Snayers.^[3]

The castle and its collection now belong by inheritance to the counts of Waldburg-Zeil. There are guided tours of the castle on Saturdays and Sundays, for groups at any time by prior arrangement.

References

^ Der Erbauer der Burg - Hugo von Liechtenstein, Website der Burg Liechtenstein
^ Gräflich Harrachsches Familienarchiv, Schachtel 716
^ "Schloss Rohrau: Rubens und Rembrandt Gemälde gestohlen".

Literature

Ulrich Graf von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, Schloss Rohrau - Graf Harrach'sche Familiensammlung, Kleiner Kunstführer, Verlag Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg; 4., neu bearbeitete Auflage 2012.
Helmuth Furch, Das Gräflich Harrachsche Familienarchiv, Schloss Rohrau, Antonius Tencalla, Steinmetz im kayßerischen Steinbruch am Leyttaberg, in Mitteilungen des Museums- und Kulturvereines Kaisersteinbruch, Nr. 37, S 7–13, Juni 1995.
Wolfgang Westerhoff, Prangersäulen in Österreich, Verlag NÖ-Pressehaus, 1994.

External links

Official website
Entry about Schloss Rohrau at Burgen-Austria (Castles Austria)
Rohrau Harrach
Schloss Rohrau in Austria-Forum (in German) (local history lexicon)
Entry about Schloss Rohrau in the database Gedächtnis des Landes on the history of the state of Lower Austria (Lower Austria Museum)
Helmuth Furch, 1995, Gräfl. Harrach'sches Archiv und der Kaiser-Steinbruch

48°03′45″N 16°51′07″E / 48.0625°N 16.8519°E / 48.0625; 16.8519

[1] Der Erbauer der Burg - Hugo von Liechtenstein, Website der Burg Liechtenstein

[2] Gräflich Harrachsches Familienarchiv, Schachtel 716

[3] "Schloss Rohrau: Rubens und Rembrandt Gemälde gestohlen".

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+{{Short description|Castle in the town of Rohrau in Lower Austria}}
-[[File:Schloss_Rohrau.JPG|thumb|Schloss Rohrau]]
+{{Infobox building
-[[File:Schloss_Rohrau_Detail.JPG|thumb|Facade (detail)]]
+| name                = Schloss Rohrau
-'''Schloss Rohrau''' is a castle in the town of [[Rohrau, Austria|Rohrau]] in [[Lower Austria]] bordering on [[Burgenland]]. The building houses the art collection of the counts of Harrach.
+| image               = Rohrau - Schloss Harrach (1).JPG
+| location            = [[Rohrau, Austria|Rohrau]], [[Austria]]
+}}
+[[File:Rohrau - Schloss Harrach (2).JPG|thumb|East view]]
+'''Schloss Rohrau''' is a castle in the town of [[Rohrau, Austria|Rohrau]] in [[Lower Austria]], bordering on [[Burgenland]]. The building houses the art collection of the counts of [[Harrach]].
-== Medieval castle and "Herrschaft" or dominion ==
+== Medieval castle and dominion ==
+[[Agnes of Poitou]] (d. 1077), the widow of [[Emperor Henry III]], gave some lands, which extended from [[Petronell-Carnuntum]] on the Danube to Rohrau, to Count Palatine Rapoto V of Bavaria from the Counts of Vohburg, who died in 1099. At the beginning of the 12th century his descandent [[Diepold III, Margrave of Vohburg]], gave the lands to Hugo von Liechtenstein (d. 1156) who had come to Austria in his knightly entourage.<ref>[https://www.burgliechtenstein.eu/de/die-burg/hugo-von-liechtenstein.html Der Erbauer der Burg - Hugo von Liechtenstein], Website der Burg Liechtenstein</ref> Hugo built [[Liechtenstein Castle (Maria Enzersdorf)|Liechtenstein Castle]] about 45&nbsp;km to the west on a fief that he received from the [[Babenberg]] margraves of Austria and named himself after it. He was the progenitor of the [[House of Liechtenstein]], the ruling family of the [[Liechtenstein|Principality of Liechtenstein]]. Petronell and Rohrau, which became his own property in 1142 from feudal property, remained important Liechtenstein seats in the High Middle Ages.
-In the 12th Century he Marquis of Cham and Vohburg held the area around Rohrau. Dietrich de Rorow was first mentioned in 1240 as living in the [[House of Liechtenstein|Haus Liechtenstein]]. His line died out in 1278 with Dietrich III. His daughter Diemut married Leutold I. von [[Stadeck]] († 1292/95). After the death of the last Johann Stadeck in1399, Duke [[William, Duke of Austria|Wilhelm]] wanted to give it to his brother [[Ernest, Duke of Austria|Ernst dem Eisernen]] but heiress Guta married [[Hermann II, Count of Celje]] and received it from King [[Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia]] as a gift. In 1402 Rohrau came into the hands of Ulrich, son of [[Hugo von Montfort]]-Pfannberg, who inherited from Guta. In 1404 King [[Rupert, King of Germany|Ruprecht]] gave the Montforts the castle and dominion, which they owned for 120 years.
+Dietrich de Rorow, a member of the Liechtenstein family, was the first to be mentioned under this name in 1240. His line died out in 1278 with Dietrich III. His daughter Diemut married Leutold I von [[Stadeck]] († 1292/95). After the death of the last Johann Stadeck in 1399, Duke [[William, Duke of Austria|Wilhelm]] wanted to give it to his brother [[Ernest, Duke of Austria|Ernst dem Eisernen]], but heiress Guta married [[Hermann II, Count of Celje]] and received it from King [[Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia]] as a gift. In 1402, Rohrau came into the hands of Ulrich, son of [[Hugo von Montfort]]-Pfannberg, who inherited from Guta. In 1404, King [[Rupert, King of Germany|Ruprecht]] gave the castle and dominion of Rohrau to the [[Counts of Montfort (Swabia)|Counts of Montfort]] who owned it for 120 years.
-== The Harrach Family ==
-The [[Harrach]] family first appeared in [[South Bohemian Region|Südböhmen]] in the 13th century, later in [[Mühlviertel]], including the wealthy [[Freistadt]] . The Harrachs owned [[Styria]] and [[Carinthia]] at one time, but their main interests shifted to [[Vienna]] (see [[Palais Harrach]]) and Lower Austria.
+== Harrach family ==
-Leonhard III. von Harrach inherited the castle and in 1524 during the [[Counter-Reformation]] his son Leonhard IV. took the side of the Catholics. He was granted nobility in1552 and in 1584 the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]]. In 1586 he retired after 55 years of service to the court of Vienna, and devoted himself to the castle Rohrau. He died in 1590 and was buried in the [[Augustinian Church, Vienna]].
+[[File:Schloss Rohrau 1800.jpg|thumb|View of Schloss Rohrau (c. 1800)]]
+The [[Harrach]] family first appeared in southern [[Bohemia]] in the 13th century, later in neighbouring [[Mühlviertel]], including the wealthy town of [[Freistadt]]. The Harrachs owned estates in [[Styria]] and [[Carinthia]] at one time, but their main interests shifted to [[Vienna]] (see [[Palais Harrach]]) and Lower Austria.
-In 1593 the [[Long Turkish War|Türken]] stormed the castle. The damage was repaired 1599-1605 and is documented in the family archive.<ref>Gräflich Harrachsches Familienarchiv, Schachtel 716</ref>
+Leonhard III von Harrach inherited the castle and in 1524, during the [[Counter-Reformation]], his son Leonhard IV took the side of the Catholics. He was granted nobility in 1552 and, in 1584, the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]]. In 1586, he retired after 55 years of service to the court of Vienna and devoted himself to the Rohrau castle. He died in 1590 and was buried in the [[Augustinian Church, Vienna]].
-== Art collection ==
-[[File:Schloss_Rohrau_1800.jpg|thumb|View of Schloss Rohrau (c. 1800)]]
+In 1593, the [[Long Turkish War|Turks]] stormed the castle. The damage was repaired in 1599–1605 and is documented in the family's archives.<ref>Gräflich Harrachsches Familienarchiv, Schachtel 716</ref>
+== Art collection ==
-== Graf Harrach’sche Familiensammlung ==
-[[File:Schloss_Rohrau_Gemäldegalerie.jpg|thumb|View of the Gemäldegalerie der Harrach´schen Familiensammlung]]
+[[File:Schloss Rohrau Gemäldegalerie.jpg|thumb|View of the picture gallery]]
-The castle houses the ''Graf Harrach’sche Familiensammlung'', one of the largest private collections in Austria. In April 2006 thieves broke in and stole 16 paintings by [[Rembrandt]], [[Van Dyck (surname)|Van Dyck]], [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]] and [[Pieter Snayers]].<ref>http://www.waldviertelnews.at/detail.asp?showid=3216</ref>
+The castle houses the ''Graf Harrach’sche Familiensammlung'' (Count Harrach family collection), one of the largest private picture collections in Austria. The Harrachs brought many magnificent paintings to Rohrau from Naples, Madrid, Rome, Paris and the Netherlands. In April 2006, thieves broke in and stole 16 paintings by [[Rembrandt]], [[Van Dyck (surname)|Van Dyck]], [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]] and [[Peter Snayers]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/2427578/schloss-rohrau-rubens-und-rembrandt-gemaelde-gestohlen | title=Schloss Rohrau: Rubens und Rembrandt Gemälde gestohlen }}</ref>
-The castle and its collection now belong by inheritance to the counts of [[Waldburg-Zeil]].
+The castle and its collection now belong by inheritance to the counts of [[Waldburg-Zeil]]. There are guided tours of the castle on Saturdays and Sundays, for groups at any time by prior arrangement.
 == References ==
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 == Literature ==
 * Ulrich Graf von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, ''Schloss Rohrau - Graf Harrach'sche Familiensammlung'', Kleiner Kunstführer, Verlag Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg; 4., neu bearbeitete Auflage 2012.
-* Helmuth Furch, ''Das Gräflich Harrachsche Familienarchiv, Schloss Rohrau, Antonius Tencalla, Steinmetz im kayßerischen Steinbruch am Leyttaberg'', in Mitteilungen des Museums- und Kulturvereines Kaisersteinbruch, Nr. 37, S 7-13, Juni 1995.
+* Helmuth Furch, ''Das Gräflich Harrachsche Familienarchiv, Schloss Rohrau, Antonius Tencalla, Steinmetz im kayßerischen Steinbruch am Leyttaberg'', in Mitteilungen des Museums- und Kulturvereines Kaisersteinbruch, Nr. 37, S 7–13, Juni 1995.
 * Wolfgang Westerhoff, ''Prangersäulen in Österreich'', Verlag NÖ-Pressehaus, 1994.
 == External links ==
+{{Commons category|Schloss Rohrau}}
+* {{Official|https://schloss-rohrau.at/}}
 * {{Burgen-austria|id=968}}
 * [http://harrach.nwy.at/history_de.html Rohrau Harrach]
 * {{Austriaforum|Heimatlexikon/Schloss_Rohrau}}
-* {{Nömuseum|k|504}}Museum Niederösterreich<span>)</span>
+* {{Nömuseum|k|504}}
-* [http://www.ribera-philosophie.at/pdf/harrach_familienarchiv.pdf Helmuth Furch 1995, Gräfl.] [http://www.ribera-philosophie.at/pdf/harrach_familienarchiv.pdf Harrachsches Archiv und der Kaiser-Steinbruch]
+* Helmuth Furch, 1995, [http://www.ribera-philosophie.at/pdf/harrach_familienarchiv.pdf Gräfl. Harrach'sches Archiv und der Kaiser-Steinbruch]
+{{coord|48.0625|16.8519|type:landmark_region:AT|display=title}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Harrach family]]
 [[Category:Castles in Lower Austria]]
+[[Category:Museums in Lower Austria]]
+[[Category:Art museums and galleries in Austria]]

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