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Wolfgang STB
January 2, 2025
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The Sachsengang fortress, probably one of the oldest and perhaps the oldest, fortification around Vienna, was one of the most important in the medieval chain of castles that stretched from Eßling to Stopfenreuth.
In 1659, the South Tyrolean Baron Dr. Jakob von Thavonat bought the Sachsengang castle and converted it into a palace. His descendants still live in and manage the castle today.
More on the history:
burgenkunde.at/niederoesterreich/sachsengang/sachsengang.htm
In 1659, the South Tyrolean Baron Dr. Jakob von Thavonat bought the Sachsengang castle and converted it into a palace. His descendants still live in and manage the castle today.
More on the history:
burgenkunde.at/niederoesterreich/sachsengang/sachsengang.htm
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Alex
August 29, 2022
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On the northern bank of the Danube, Sachsengang is the oldest inhabited fortification.
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ChTh
August 16, 2025
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Around 1120, Adalbert von Sachsengang was documented as the first representative of the family named after the castle.
When Emperor Ferdinand III put Sachsengang up for sale in 1655, it was already in very poor condition. Johann Konrad von Richthausen became the new lord of the castle. He primarily engaged in alchemical experiments in Sachsengang. As early as 1659, he sold the castle to Dr. Jakob von Thavonat, a South Tyrolean, who had it expanded into a palace. His descendants still live in and manage the castle today.
When Emperor Ferdinand III put Sachsengang up for sale in 1655, it was already in very poor condition. Johann Konrad von Richthausen became the new lord of the castle. He primarily engaged in alchemical experiments in Sachsengang. As early as 1659, he sold the castle to Dr. Jakob von Thavonat, a South Tyrolean, who had it expanded into a palace. His descendants still live in and manage the castle today.
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Location: Groß-Enzersdorf, Gänserndorf, Weinviertel, Lower Austria, Austria