Top 18 Castles around Straning-Grafenberg

Also a beautiful view of the old hilltop castle, whose history dates back to the 12th century. It is privately owned by the Abensperg and Traun families. It is not open to the public.

Maissau Castle is a well-preserved hilltop castle. Its history dates back to the 12th century. Two distinct aspects of the complex are presented to the viewer. The older part, facing the forest, dates back to the 14th/15th century and still displays early Gothic architecture, particularly the watchtower and defense tower. From the town side, the southern wing, since its 19th-century remodeling, bears the character of a Romanesque-Neo-Gothic style. The complex is owned by the Abensperg and Traun families. It is not open to the public.

It's a steep climb, but very romantic.

Living history in the Weinviertel.

An impressive complex - unfortunately not open to the public.

The castle was first mentioned in 1343. In the 15th century it was occupied by the Hungarians under Matthias Corvinus. Emperor Frederick III won the building back and in 1497 his son Maximilian I entrusted Heinrich Prüschenk von Stettenberg with the rule. It was probably converted into a moated castle in the first half of the 17th century. A mention in 1644 describes it as newly built. From 1669 to 1827, the owners at the time, the Barons von Gilleis, carried out the Baroque renovation of the castle. Other owners from 1832 to 1839 were Josef von Hempel, as well as the Lords of Neuhaus and the Geymüller family. After the Second World War, demolition was considered due to the dilapidated condition of the building, but partial renovations were carried out. Kattau Castle is still the center of the estate and belongs to the Hiller family. More about the story: http://www.burgen-austria.com/archive.php?id=1346

The castle was built in the middle of the 11th century as a permanent house on the back of the Manhartsberg and was probably the seat of the minstrel Ulrich von Sachsendorf in the 13th century. In a document from around 1180/1185, Alhart de Sassendorf is named as the first documented owner of the Kuenringer. Later owners included Ulrich von Sachsendorf (mentioned in 1230 and 1249), Ulrich der Zink von Sachsendorf (1340), Niklas Pillung von St. Gilgenberg (1384) and Konrad von Kreig (1430). In 1475 Wilhelm von Missingdorf transferred Sachsendorf to the Fellabrunners in Losensteinleiten after several changes of ownership. Towards the end of the 1570s, the castle was destroyed by Hungarian troops and never rebuilt. The area of the castle is surrounded by an earth wall and covers an area of around 3,600 m². Individual finds of wood and pottery prove that there were already unfortified wooden huts on this swampy spot in the middle of the 10th century, which was supplemented towards the end of the century by a stone tower with walls 1.5 meters thick. Although the tower was demolished again in the 11th century, the area was still protected by wooden palisades afterwards. In the middle of the 13th century the construction of a fortified castle, which was surrounded by a rectangular curtain wall, began. Archaeological excavations starting in 1987 uncovered the remains of a Romanesque chapel with a recessed semicircular apse from around 1180/90. The walls have been preserved up to a height of around 1.5 meters and some still have the remains of the original plaster. West of it are the remains of a former residential tower with a wall thickness of about three meters. Part of the former wooden palisades was reconstructed in the 20th century. Information boards provide information about the building history. Unfortunately, these are already badly weathered and hardly legible.

The path from Pulkau to the ruins of Neudegg Castle is very steep at the end.