Jonas-Schlössle, Renaissance manor house in Götzis, Austria
The Jonas-Schlössle is a Renaissance manor house in the centre of Götzis, begun in 1584 for Leonhard Jonas II. Its most valuable feature is a 16th-century wooden coffered ceiling, and the festival hall on the second floor has a carved wooden ceiling and wall panelling. A sandstone column bearing the Jonas family coat of arms was uncovered in the ground floor in the 1970s.
Dendrochronology on oak beams during the 2001 renovation dates the felling of the timber to 1582–1584, so construction began around 1584 under Leonhard Jonas II. Work was interrupted when he died around 1590 and resumed around 1595. The festival hall on the second floor, with its wooden ceiling and panelling, was finished about 50 years after the first spade cut.
The building is named after the Jonas family, who erected it; the adjacent square honours Junker Dr. Jakob Jonas (1500–1559), ennobled by Emperor Charles V in 1541, who had houses, roads and the St. Arbogast church improved in Götzis. Each year the Junker Jonas Market is held on the square beside the Schlössle.
The castle includes basic event facilities such as sound systems and internet access throughout its rooms. Plan ahead as the venue primarily hosts organized events rather than open visits.
The sandstone column uncovered in the ground floor in the 1970s carries a coat of arms of the Jonas family. The square beside the building is named after Dr. Jakob Jonas von Buch und Udelberg (1500–1559), ennobled by Emperor Charles V in Regensburg in 1541, who had houses built and the church of St. Arbogast renewed in Götzis.
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