Top 6 Castles around Saalbach Hinterglemm

Further information can be found at the following link: https://www.schlosskammer.at/de https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Kammer_(Maishofen)

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

From the cycle path shortly after Kaprun in the direction of Zell am See you have a beautiful view of the castle

It was built in the 12th century as a fortification and residence for noble families.

Every year there is a big castle festival where you can see life in the Middle Ages. There are also castle tours. More on the internet.

In 1582, Baron Dietrich von Kuen-Belasy, Baron von Chiemsee, bought the estate of Peter Kammerer. He built the palace and the chapel. In 1617, Bishop Johann Paulus Ciruletti consecrated the palace chapel. In 1711, parts of the chapel and the top floor of the palace were destroyed by a fire controlled by Fischhorn. In 1785 Josef Neumayer became the tenant of the estate.

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)

Schloss Saalhof was built around 1600. The interior (from pine) dates from 1625 and is still largely intact. In 1810 it was mentioned in the archive that the first buildings date from around 700. The name was then Saalburg.