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Bezirk Neusiedl am See

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Halfturn Castle — illuminated at night

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Bezirk Neusiedl am See

Halbturn

Halfturn Castle — illuminated at night

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Halfturn Castle — illuminated at night

Name: Halfturn Castle — illuminated at night
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Location: Halbturn, Bezirk Neusiedl am See, Burgenland, Austria

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2. Immaculata Column Halbturn – Halbturn Castle loop from Halbturn

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3. Immaculata Column Halbturn – Freight Directorate Halbturn loop from Halbturn

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January 25, 2022

A path at night is particularly beautiful, as the illuminated system shines brightly.

The castle was built from 1701 to 1711 by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt as a hunting lodge for Emperor Charles VI. built. Under his daughter Maria Theresia, it was rebuilt by the court architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt and became the summer residence of Albert of Saxe-Teschen and Archduchess Marie Christine as governors in Hungary. Frescoes by Franz Anton Maulbertsch also date from this period, including the ceiling fresco “Allegory of Time and Light”, which was made as a wedding present for Archduchess Marie Christine in 1765.

In 1945 the castle was plundered by Soviet Russian occupying soldiers, in 1949 it burned down, and only the central part of the main building could be saved. Only gradually was the reconstruction carried out.

The castle came into the possession of Baron Paul Waldbott-Bassenheim in 1955 as an inheritance from Albrecht von Austria-Teschen, the brother of his mother Maria Alice, who had leased it to the state government. Since Waldbott-Bassenheim's death in 2008, the business, including viticulture and winery, has been managed by his nephew and adopted son Markus Königsegg-Aulendorf and his wife Philippa, née Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems. The rooms in the palace are also used as an exhibition venue and for the Halbturn palace concerts. The castle is a listed building and is included in the Austrian list of cultural assets (according to the Hague Convention).
The baroque design of the park goes back to the construction phase of Charles VI. back around 1737. This remained largely unchanged until the 19th century, remains of which are preserved on the broderie parterre in front of the south facade. Today's conception is an English garden, designed around 1900 under Archduke Friedrich (1856-1936) by the garden director of Schönbrunn Palace, Anton Rundet. The park is one of the most important garden architecture monuments in Austria and as such is explicitly listed.

The parish church of Halbturn also stands on the edge of the park.

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Distance 542 m

Uphill 40 m

Downhill 50 m

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Halfturn Castle — illuminated at night

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2. Immaculata Column Halbturn – Halbturn Castle loop from Halbturn

3. Immaculata Column Halbturn – Freight Directorate Halbturn loop from Halbturn

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