Description of the attraction
Jormansdorf Castle is located near the Austrian town of Bad Tatzmandorf and its design is in the Renaissance style. The entrance to it is crowned with the coat of arms of the Battiani family, the rays of the crown symbolize 9 comitates, in which Battiani co-ruled at one time. The unity of the family symbolizes the nest with a pelican sitting in it and feeding the chicks with blood flowing from its chest.
The first written mention of the castle is in a letter from Christoph von Königsberg to Dorothea Battjany, dated 1591. The Königsbergs erected the building as a family nest in record time. Construction lasted only 64 days.
In 1621, a mineral water spring discovered here was consecrated.
In 1644, the castle was sold to Adam I Count of Battiani, who preferred not to live there on his own, but to rent it out. The popularity of Jormannsdorf was great, also in connection with the mineral spring that gushes in the palace park. Soon Jormansdorf with adjoining Tazmandorf was officially declared a resort place.
After the Turkish war, the castle served as a hospital for wounded officers. At the same time, the main building was significantly expanded, and the territory was replenished with an English garden. In 1919, Count Batthiani sold the healing spring, while the castle remained in the possession of the family until 1956. In 1957, a hotel was opened within its walls, which worked until 1986. Currently, the building belongs to the spa association Tatzmandorf and hosts seminars from the Burgenland Health Academy.
