Top 5 Castles around Bramberg am Wildkogel

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The legend of the Weyer ruins In 1951, Reitlfather, the eldest Bramberger, told the following incident that his father claims to have experienced himself: A few boys were once playing in front of the Weyer ruins, including the man's father. Then they saw a pile of embers inside the ruins. One of the boys courageously took the embers and put them in his trouser pocket. To his surprise, he didn't burn his hand or feel any heat. The children ran down the hill and continued to run around. Nobody thought about the embers anymore. Suddenly one of the boys asked his comrade who had pocketed the embers: "What's that clattering in your trouser bag?" He reached into his pocket and had lots of gold pieces in his hand. When the others saw this, they quickly ran back to the ruins, but there were no embers left. Meanwhile, the boy, who was happy with the gold pieces, hurried home to his parents and joyfully showed them his treasure. Now the hardship in this poor family was over forever.

To the east of the Weyer Tower there are still foundation walls of an approximately square building, which was once connected to the square tower by a wall. The tower (floor plan 14 by 10 meters) is only slightly raised from the slope by a shallow depression. To the south, the tower was secured by a steep slope, to the north there was a shallow ditch, which was adjoined by a pond (hence the name). The outer walls of the tower are 16 m high. In the basement, the building is made of layered masonry with local stone ashlars. Inside, the beam holes for the wooden ceilings that used to exist can be seen. According to these, the building was seven storeys high. A protruding wooden battlement probably ran around the top floor, covered by a tent roof. The entrance was through a gate that was initially on the first floor, but this has now been bricked up and replaced by an entrance on the third floor. Small window openings can still be seen on the south side. On the west side, a round-arched door surrounded by four beam holes suggests the former bay window. A Romanesque chapel extending over two floors can be seen on the east side of the tower; It still has a semicircular apse with an arched window facing the former courtyard. Remains of the old plaster with traces of simple painting are still preserved. Above the dilapidated chapel, two narrow flights of stairs from the fourth to the sixth floor have been preserved. The tower ruins, on which trees were already growing, were secured and restored in 1992. The tower is freely accessible.

In the west of the castle there is a medieval residential tower from the 13th century, which probably looked similar to the Felberturm or the Weyerturm. In the middle of the 16th century, the tower was expanded with an extension and converted into a Gothic residence with small square towers at the corners of the building. When a wider wing was added to the east of the building at the end of the 16th century, the two towers located here were removed. The two that remain are covered with pyramidal roofs that only slightly surpass the main building. The adjoining farmhouse has three floors; it has a segmental arched portal with a truncated gable on its eastern front. In recent years attempts have been made to turn the castle, which had become a farmhouse, into a boarding house. This resulted in a change in the window sizes and the interior layout. The previously existing draw well with a large wooden wheel also had to be removed and was filled up in 1969. Inside the building, some simple coffered ceilings from the 16th and 17th centuries have been preserved. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Ein%C3%B6dberg

The castle was built in 1503-1506 by the tradesman Wilhelm Rosenberger von Rosenegg. Marble coats of arms of the von Törring and von Labach families used to be attached above the entrance portal, which have now disappeared;[1] there is no evidence of ownership for these families, which can be assumed. In 1624, Christoph Khuen von Belasy brought the castle into its present form of a typical Salzburg residence. Until 1663 the manor remained in the possession of the Khuen von Belasy, then the Lichtenau manor, so freely Aigen, went to Georg Thomas Perger von Emslieb. At that time he was the caretaker of Mittersill and Urbarprobst of the Kellenamt (that was the administrator, tax collector and judge of the archbishopric) Stuhlfelden. In 1676 the castle was acquired by Johann Josef Graf zu Kuenburg and sold on to Archbishop Max Gandolf von Kuenburg in the same year. He lets apartments here, e.g. set up for the Unterwaldmeister of the Pinzgau so that the castle does not stand empty. Until 1811, the palace remained in the possession of the sovereign as an official and residential building, from 1811 to 1816 it was under the control of the royal Bavarian tax office, after which the k. u.k. Forest Service relocated here. In 1902 the castle was acquired by Alfred Freiherr Plapart von Leenheer. After several changes of ownership, the Congregation of the Brothers of Christian Schools from Vienna acquired it in 1930 and set up a secondary school with boarding facilities here. The rear turret was removed during the necessary adaptation work. In 1959 the Evangelical Church of Stuhlfelden bought the building and set up a home and training center. In 1978 the castle was bought, renovated and revitalized by the Stuhlfelden municipality. Today there is a special education center and event rooms in the castle. The castle also serves cultural purposes. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Lichtenau_(Stuhlfelden)

Fantastic relic from the old days. Not accessible anymore, because it's nearly falling apart (literally). At a about a 100 meters from the entrance, there is a little honey 'automat' where you can get local honey. Really nice.

Stuhlfelden Castle heet Eigenlijk Lichtenau Castle.

From the ruin there is a very nice view! However, you should be careful when it rains, as there are many slippery roots on the rather steep path up and down! So you should have sturdy shoes when it is wet!