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Ehrenhausen
© Copyright Ehrenhausen: mausoleum for Ruprecht and Wolff von Eggenberg. Ehrenhausen, Styria, market town in the district of Leibnitz, alt. 258 m, pop. 1,184, area 3.03 km2, at the entry of Gamlitzbach river into the River Mur/Mura, near the Slovenian border; starting point of the "Südsteirische Weinstraße" (South Styrian Vine Road). - Sports and leisure centre; viniculture (winery and champagne cellars, production of brandy), canning factory. - Late Baroque parish church (1752-1755) with Pietà (early 15th century), Renaissance castle (first documented mention 1240, in the 16th and 17th centuries owned by the Eggenberg family, re-constructed around 1552) with medieval keep and arcaded courtyards; Historicist Georgi mansion (late 19th century); mausoleum (construction begun in 1609, completed in 1680-1693) for Ruprecht (d. 1611) and Wolff von Eggenberg, domed building, façade with two colossal statues, stucco decoration, crypt with sarcophagi. Literature: P. Stauder, 750 Jahre Ehrenhausen, 1988. References to other albums:
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