Top 12 Castles around Pinsdorf

Schloss Kammer is a moated castle in Schörfling am Attersee (Hauptstraße 28) in Upper Austria. The alternative, obsolete name Kammersee for the lake refers to this castle and thus to the Salzkammergut. The castle, today located on a peninsula, originally on an island (with a jetty to the mainland) in the northern Attersee, is a massive, rectangular, three-story building with two low side wings enclosing a courtyard.

The impressive 130-meter-long wooden bridge leads visitors directly to the picturesque Ort Castle, which sits on a small island in Lake Traunsee. With its remarkable Renaissance arcaded courtyards, the castle attracts numerous tourists year after year who want to discover the history and beauty of this place. Since 1995, the castle has belonged to the municipality of Gmunden, which maintains it with great dedication and preserves its historical splendor. The castle's history is as fascinating as it is multifaceted; in 1915, it was transferred from the estate of Johann Orth to the state forestry service. Over the centuries, Ort Castle and the Ort estate changed hands several times, resulting in an interesting cultural heritage. This eventful history makes Ort Castle a significant part of the region, captivating visitors both culturally and architecturally.

The former lower square or lower market, called Rathausplatz, once served as a trading center for salt, grain, lime, and goods of all kinds, and was therefore a center of lively trade and traffic every day.

The acoustic attraction in Gmunden – the unique ceramic carillon in the top loggia of Gmunden Town Hall. The carillon was made in Meissen with the Gmunden decoration.

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The town hall, dating back to the 16th (!) century, dominates the view. Details: https://www.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich-poi/detail/430001886/rathaus-gmunden.html

5/28/2023. Gmunden rocks - Hubert von Goisern

With the appointment of the Schaunberger as bailiffs in 1249, the name Kammer appeared for the first time with Haidfalk von Chamer (Hæidfolcho de Chamer). A castle chamber is mentioned for the first time in 1260. This "Veste Camer im Adersee", later Schloss Kammer, was expanded on a small island in the lake by the Schaunbergers to become the administrative center of the Attergau. In the "Schaunberger feud" between the Habsburg Duke Albrecht III and Count Heinrich von Schaunberg, Reinprecht II of Wallsee conquered the moated castle in 1380. On the occasion of the peace treaty of 1383, the Schaunbergers were forced to sell Kammer to the duke. The now princely Attergau estates of Attersee/Kogl, Frankenburg and Kammer were pledged. As early as 1383, the governor of Upper Austria, Heinrich IV von Wallsee, was the first pledgee. The Jörger family followed in 1483 and from 1499 it was the Lords of Polheim. In 1540, the rich Hanns Hofmann, Baron of Grüenpüchel and Strechau, bought Kammer as free property, and in 1570 Kammer was bought back by the Habsburgs. To cover debts, Emperor Rudolf II finally had to sell the dominions in 1581 to his chamberlain and ambassador to Spain, Hans Freiherr von Khevenhüller. He was made a count in 1593. His three dominions, Frankenburg, Kogl and Kammer, now formed the County of Frankenburg. The moated castle, which could only be reached via a drawbridge, was significantly enlarged between 1622 and 1649 (construction of the knight's hall). Source: www.atterwiki.at