!!!Ehrenhausen Ehrenhausen, Styria, market town in the district of Leibnitz, alt. 258 m, pop. 1,184, area 3.03 km%%sup 2/%, at the entry of Gamlitzbach river into the River Mur/Mura, near the Slovenian border; starting point of the "Suedsteirische 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 15%%sup th/% century), Renaissance castle (first documented mention 1240, in the 16%%sup th/% and 17%%sup th/% centuries owned by the Eggenberg family, re-constructed around 1552) with medieval keep and arcaded courtyards; Historicist Georgi mansion (late 19%%sup th/% 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. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Ehrenhausen_an_der_Weinstraße|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]