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The
Kandlburg was demonstrably mentioned the first time 1284, one suspects
however that it was built in the 12th century. At that time at the
East-side it was fortified with tower, it was a magnificent residence and
originally a ruler-like fief.
Archduke Sigismund documents this 1491. In this and the following time, it
was trip-hold and rest-station for noble men or friends of the residence
as well.
In the year 1565, the residence was lent to Christian Früesenpühler,
later it reached Adam Rügger and his
wife Cristina Gärber, that resold it then about 1600.
1643 the house came into ruler-like possession of the Count Johann Andreas of Wolkenstein and Rodenegg (1715). right in the fig. Johann Andreas Graf to Wolkenstein 1673 |
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During his reign Mathias Pergher, in other sources also called Berger, the legendary "Lauterfresser“", was prosecuted in the Kandlburg.
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"Lauterfresser" was a young farmer from the near village
Tschötsch, Brixen, that didn't correspond to the then beauty-ideal
and that was smashed the teeth already young with a stone and
therefore he could eat consequently only louder, as milk-mash or Mus.
In his time, ages of the inquisition, he was made responsible for many
unfavorable nature-events, for example hail, that destroyed the
harvest, or other "strange" things, if for example a maid
against expecting after the wedding turned out not as virgin. After
hard and cruel prison-custody in the castle of Rodeneck and the
Kandlburg, one meanwhile escape and the process in the judge-hall of
the Kandlburg, the „Lauterfresser" was burned in the twilight
under the eyes of the rural population of the mountainsides on a hill
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In the year 1675 followed the regent Christoff Franz (1707) from Wolkenstein with spouse Appollonia, native Dame of Sinzendorf. right in the fig. Christoff Franz of Wolkenstein |
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From 1698 resided Jakob Johann Prew (Preu) of Khorburg (1638 – 1670) Rodeneck. He was the ambient-guardian of the court-reign of Rodeneck and after he raised into the Federal-aristocracy. In this time was built also the house-chapel. Henceforth, the house remained imperial and royal country-judges to Brixen (1840) in the property of the judge-family up to the death of the Ignaz Theodor of Preu. Today the judge-alley in Mühlbach reminds this time and at these owners, but also many paintings, under it the "one-eyed" Johann of Preu.
After he auditioned over a vandalism-act with the then prince-bishop of Brixen, he did rest at the "Brückenwirt“ near the convent of Neustift on his way to Mühlbach. He had his horses drenched and puts fittings on again, also during he feasted and strengthened itself in the guesthouse.
Excerpt from the house-chronicle
"Then he took the home-ride again, however it didn't last long and highwaymen or predatory farmers attacked him and tore him from his high horse. Bravely he fought against the rebellious, put them also into flight, however he had to notice that they stung him with a pointed lance into his left eye, which ran on his hands and dripped...."
With one eye admittedly, but he still prevailed nevertheless circumspect on the Kandlburg. However, since then it wasn’t allowed him to wink at any woman.... On the generation of Preu followed Alois Kandlberger the „surgeon", that left it on 1893 to his daughter Frida, married Nussbaumer. After Alois Kandlberger, the house got the name "Kandlburg" by the voice of the peolpe, 1952 the residence was acquired in the barter of Johanna and Michael Sapelza. Until then and also after it, it will put in as advantageous pension as well as student-house.
In the younger time, 1989, the couple Gerti and Toni Schieder has decided, to renovate that residence history-consciously, in period style and to redevelop entirely with love to the detail.
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Many sagas and histories go around this residence or about his historic shapes, some of them flowing also between legend and truth.
One of those is also the saga over the "white woman", Maria Elisabeth, native Dame of Wittenbach, and spouse of the jealous Count Johann Andreas of Wolkenstein. We don’t know if it’s true or not, the "white woman" is said an extramarital relationship with a waiter-custom agent of the „Mühlbacher Klause“ which was named „black Urban" by the voice of the people.
In its enormous jealousy, the
count stabbed the allegedly disloyal spouse with a long knife.
Since then, she’s
got the witching hour of two to three o'clock at night and if the guests of
the Kandlburg listen alertly,
in this time they can maybe hear a more or less
quiet groan or moan of the white woman....