Schattenburg is a
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
, museum and restaurant in
Feldkirch Feldkirch may refer to:
Places
* Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, a medieval city and capital of an administrative district in Austria
** Feldkirch (district), an administrative division of Vorarlberg, Austria
* Feldkirch (Hartheim), a village in the munici ...
,
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is ...
(
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
). Schattenburg is above sea leve
Its name is assumedly derived from the word stem "schatte, schad" meaning "protection, shield".
History
Hugo I. of Montfort, founder of the town of Feldkirch, built the castle around 1200. The various
Dukes of Montfort live here until 1390. Afterwards, the castle was sold to the
Habsburgs
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
.
The Schattenburg has been owned by the city since 1825. Feldkirch bought it for more than 800
guilders
Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' "gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman Empir ...
at the time, which roughly corresponds to the value of eight good tournament horses at the time.
Over the years, the castle has undergone several wars and suffered some damage, but it has been constantly renovated. Today, it is one of the best preserved medieval castles in
Central Europe
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.
The Schattenburg museum
The museum offers a total of eighteen museum rooms on three floors. Each room is dedicated to a different aspect of Feldkirch's city history and leads visitors back in time. Weapons from the
Middle Ages
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to the
World War II
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are on display in the castle guard.
In 2017 more than 30,000 people mentioned the museum. The castle houses a restaurant next to the museum.
See also
*
List of castles in Austria
This page is a list of castles and castle ruins in Austria, arranged by state. A ''Burgruine'' is a ruined castle, a “castle ruin”.
Burgenland
* Burg Bernstein
* Burg Forchtenstein
* Burg Güssing
* Burgruine Landsee
* Burg Lockenhaus
* ...
*
List of museums in Vorarlberg
This list of museums in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non ...
External links
Official website of the museumWebsite of the restaurant
References
File:Feldkirch-Schattenburg.JPG
File:Feldkirch-Schattenburg-01.jpg
File:Feldkirch (Vorarlberg) - Schattenburg, Innenhof (01-2).jpg, Inner courtyard
File:Schlosswirtschaft Schattenburg Feldkirch.JPG, The Schlosswirtschaft Schattenburg restaurant.
File:Feldkirch (Vorarlberg) - Schattenburg, Gotisches Zimmer (01-2).jpg, The Gothic room
File:Schattenburg Feldkirch scaled-400.jpg, On February 3, 1967, the Austrian Post published a Schattenburg stamp for the series ''Austrian monuments'' worth 1.30 Schilling.
File:Ausztria, Feldkirch látképe a várba (Schattenburg) vezető lépcsőről nézve. Balra a Katzenturm, jobbra a Szent Miklós katedrális. Fortepan 70066.jpg, View of Feldkirch from the Schattenburg
Castles in Vorarlberg
Tourist attractions in Vorarlberg
Museums in Vorarlberg
History museums in Austria
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