Castle Jormansdorf (Schloss Jormannsdorf) description and photos - Austria: Bad Tatzmannsdorf (Topic)

Schloss Jormannsdorf description and photos - Austria: Bad Tatzmannsdorf. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Schloss Jormannsdorf.

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Jormansdorf Castle is located near the Austrian town of Bad Tatzmandorf and its design is in the Renaissance style. The entrance to it is crowned with the coat of arms of the Battiani family, the rays of the crown symbolize 9 comitates in which Battiani co-ruled at one time. Family unity symbolizes the nest with a pelican sitting in it and feeding the chicks with blood flowing from its chest.

The first written mention of the castle is contained in a letter from Christoph von Konigsberg to Dorothea Battyani, dated 1591. The Konigsbergs erected the building as a family nest in record time. Construction lasted only 64 days.

In 1621, a mineral spring discovered here was consecrated.

In 1644, the castle was sold to Adam I Count of Battiani, who preferred not to live there on his own, but to rent it out. The popularity of Jormannsdorf was great, also in connection with the mineral spring that gushes in the palace park. Soon Jormansdorf with adjoining Tazmandorf was officially declared a resort place.

After the Turkish war, the castle served as a hospital for wounded officers. At the same time, the main building was significantly expanded, and the territory was replenished with an English garden. In 1919, Count Batthiani sold the healing spring, while the castle remained in the family's possession until 1956. In 1957, a hotel was opened within its walls, which worked until 1986. Currently, the building belongs to the spa association Tatzmandorf and hosts seminars from the Burgenland Health Academy.

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Topic: Castle Jormansdorf (Schloss Jormannsdorf) description and photos - Austria: Bad Tatzmannsdorf.