DOI issue:
Nr. 168 (March 1907)
DOI article:Levetus, A. S.: Schloss Tratzberg in north Tyrol
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20774#0125
Sch/oss Tratzberg
the beautiful carving, the
metal mountings, the
apparatus for lighting pur-
poses, ancient hangings
and furniture (many very
fine pieces being among
them), lend great charm to
this old castle, which is a
history in itself not only out-
wardly, when it tells of war
and rapine, but inwardly,
where it tells us of quieter
times when the lords or
counts were at peace
with their neighbours, and,
resting by their firesides,
could turn their thoughts
from combats to the adorn-
ment of their homes.
From the foundations to
SCHLOSS TRATZBERG: THE QUEEN’S ROOM ,
the top of the building the
same story may be read,
ing purposes, and were never provided with stoves.
In the Stube the family gathered round the stove in
winter, or sat at the windows working and chatting
in summer. The apparatus for washing was also in
the Stube; in the Kammer it was too cold to perform
morning ablutions. Some of these washing-stands
are of singular beauty. It is strange, but in
many comparatively modern houses washing-basins
are still to be seen let into the panelling, but
nowadays they are used for cooling the wine, and
are not, as is generally
supposed, a relic of ancient
times when fingers were
used instead of knives,
forks and spoons, for it
must be borne in mind that
in the families of the nobles
if not in others a ewer
and basin were carried
round at every meal after
each course by the page,
as may be seen from old
miniatures and pictures.
As there was little else
besides a bed in the
Kammer, all the decora-
tions were confined to the
Stuben, and many of these
are of rare beauty. The
finely - grained wood, the
exquisite patina with its
refinement and dignity, schloss tratzberg: ti-ie i-iabsburg saloon
from the dungeons and cellars upward. The cellars
are marvels of architectural strength, with their
pointed arches and marble columns supporting the
roofs.
It is, however, the rooms that appeal most to us;
and these are all named after the different owners
of the castle. One of the most interesting of the
rooms is the Fugger Zimmer, which, like all those
of Gothic times, dates from the beginning of the
castle’s existence. The wainscoting, which reaches
103
the beautiful carving, the
metal mountings, the
apparatus for lighting pur-
poses, ancient hangings
and furniture (many very
fine pieces being among
them), lend great charm to
this old castle, which is a
history in itself not only out-
wardly, when it tells of war
and rapine, but inwardly,
where it tells us of quieter
times when the lords or
counts were at peace
with their neighbours, and,
resting by their firesides,
could turn their thoughts
from combats to the adorn-
ment of their homes.
From the foundations to
SCHLOSS TRATZBERG: THE QUEEN’S ROOM ,
the top of the building the
same story may be read,
ing purposes, and were never provided with stoves.
In the Stube the family gathered round the stove in
winter, or sat at the windows working and chatting
in summer. The apparatus for washing was also in
the Stube; in the Kammer it was too cold to perform
morning ablutions. Some of these washing-stands
are of singular beauty. It is strange, but in
many comparatively modern houses washing-basins
are still to be seen let into the panelling, but
nowadays they are used for cooling the wine, and
are not, as is generally
supposed, a relic of ancient
times when fingers were
used instead of knives,
forks and spoons, for it
must be borne in mind that
in the families of the nobles
if not in others a ewer
and basin were carried
round at every meal after
each course by the page,
as may be seen from old
miniatures and pictures.
As there was little else
besides a bed in the
Kammer, all the decora-
tions were confined to the
Stuben, and many of these
are of rare beauty. The
finely - grained wood, the
exquisite patina with its
refinement and dignity, schloss tratzberg: ti-ie i-iabsburg saloon
from the dungeons and cellars upward. The cellars
are marvels of architectural strength, with their
pointed arches and marble columns supporting the
roofs.
It is, however, the rooms that appeal most to us;
and these are all named after the different owners
of the castle. One of the most interesting of the
rooms is the Fugger Zimmer, which, like all those
of Gothic times, dates from the beginning of the
castle’s existence. The wainscoting, which reaches
103