Schloss Wasserhof is a privately owned building in
Gneixendorf
Gneixendorf is a village near Krems in Lower Austria. It was the location of Stalag XVII-B, the setting of the Billy Wilder film ''Stalag 17''.
The stone-age pre-history, the history of Christian orders settlement and rule and their stately rena ...
, near
Krems an der Donau in
Lower Austria. It is known particularly as the property in the early 19th century of
Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...
, brother of
Ludwig van Beethoven; the composer stayed here at one time.
History
The earliest mention of the Gneixendorf estate is in 1141, when , having no heirs, bequeathed the estate to .
["Schloss (Wasserhof) und Ort"]
''Gneixendorf''. Retrieved 8 September 2020. The present building dates from around 1550.
["Neues Leben für Beethoven-Schloss"]
''noe.orf.at'', 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven
In 1819 Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven acquired the property.
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In autumn 1826, his brother Ludwig van Beethoven visited him. During his stay the composer wrote the finale to his String Quartet Op. 130, the last music he completed. It was a replacement, composed at the suggestion of his publisher, of the ''Große Fuge'', the original finale. He began the piece in September, and sent the manuscript to his publisher on 22 November 1826; he left Gneixendorf soon afterwards."Beethoven Finale: Allegro from String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130"]
Chamber Music Northwest. Archived version dated 29 August 2019 retrieved from Wayback Machine.
21st century
In recent years the building has been restored by the present owner, the architect Ernst Linsberger.
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References
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Castles in Lower Austria
Krems an der Donau
Ludwig van Beethoven
Baroque castles in Austria