Top 9 Castles around Pennewang

The building has been beautifully renovated, and the park is also tidy. It's a house that has stood here since the 16th century. Interestingly, this castle once belonged to the Duchy of Brunswick. Marie Valerie, the fourth daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I, who was born in Hungary, also lived here with her family for a while. The house is very well maintained. Today, there are apartments inside that can be rented. It's a shame that there is a large electrical plant right in front of it. But the whole complex radiates a very peaceful atmosphere. It used to be a moated castle, but there is no trace of that anymore. Nevertheless, it is worth seeing just from the outside.

The Lichtenegg moated castle was built by Ludwig von Polheim in the middle of the 16th century. After 1613 it belonged to the Enenkl, Schallenberg, Kazianer and Seeau families. Imperial Count Georg Josef von Mannsdorf acquired the castle in 1722, which after his death passed to his daughter Maria Theresia, who was married to Josef Pilati von Tassul. The current appearance of the castle, whose moat has long since been abandoned, is due to the renovation by the Wels builder Wolfgang Grinzenberger in 1726, and through adaptations at the end of the 19th century, when Empress Sisi's daughter - Archduchess Valerie - moved in here with her husband. and due to the restoration after the bomb damage in 1944. Today there are apartments in the castle.

Legend of Irnharting Two damsels were riding out in 1329 and got lost in the woods west of Gunskirchen. They asked God for help and promised to build a small church. But soon they were found and saved. In gratitude, her father had a small church built and a magnificent castle next to it.

The Aistersheim moated castle is one of the most beautiful in Upper Austria. The entire castle stands on a myriad of wooden pilots and is completely surrounded by water. Two massive wooden bridges lead to the two large entrance gates. Although it was actually a defensive structure that has been besieged several times throughout history, the builders managed to create one of the finest examples of late Renaissance architecture. A visit or an inspection of this beautiful building is worthwhile!

Irnharting Castle is two kilometers west of Gunskirchen. The castle consisting of two parts was built in a large square pond on two islands in it. The front chateau with the tower was connected to the rear building by a bridge. The buildings on the front island were grouped around a courtyard that was open on one side, namely the one that faced the other island with its castle building. Located on the former front island, the complex is a three-wing structure. The tower, the base of which has been converted into a gate hall, stands almost in the middle of the front wing and is still the only entrance to the palace today, since the pond in the form of a wide, water-bearing ditch has been preserved here. A brick bridge spans the moat in front of the gate tower. The second castle complex, formerly also a horseshoe-shaped complex, was closed and covered by modifications and is now the actual inhabited castle. The drained pond floor is significantly lower than the level of the former islands and the adjacent corridors, but the grassy ground is continuous wet and even swampy in places.

The moated castle of Würting was first mentioned in documents as early as 814 as a Romanesque farm, and is therefore the first documented reference to the community of Offenhausen. The owners of the moated castle have always been the determining force for the market town of Offenhausen. After an eventful history, the area went to Jörg Perkheimer in 1455, who had today's moated castle built from 1462. It is also thanks to the people of Perkheim that Offenhausen received market rights in 1534. After a few changes of ownership in the 17th and 19th centuries, the castle was in a pitiable condition when it was sold again in 1921. The new owner Heinrich Gutman therefore had the castle completely renovated and refurbished. During the Nazi era, Würting was an SA school, and the valuable facility disappeared at that time. After the end of World War II, refugees were billeted until 1952, when the Gutman family returned the property. However, the decay was already far advanced, and so the castle changed hands several times until 1975, when it was finally bought by the paleontologist Dr. Schaffer was bought. It now houses his collection. Unfortunately, Dr. Schaffer did not manage to stop the decay, and so the castle, which is not open to the public, is still left to decay today.

Irnharting Castle is two kilometers west of Gunskirchen.

An avenue of mountain ash leads to the beautifully restored moated castle of Bernau. The rectangular moated castle of Bernau dates from the middle of the 16th century and it was not until 1732 that it received its baroque façade. The three-storey building was built on a high base and has four round corner towers. The castle can be reached via a brick bridge. Upon entering, the groined and barrel-vaulted ceilings on the ground floor are immediately noticeable. The farm building belonging to Schloss Bernau is opposite. It is adorned by a mighty clock gate tower with an open staircase. Since the moated castle is privately owned, it can only be viewed from the outside. . https://www.urlaubstipps.at/oesterreich-poi/detail/401153/wasserschloss-bernau.html