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Upper Austria

Schärding

The Top 17 Castles around Schärding

A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 17

beautiful castles to choose from around Schärding. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!

Last updated: October 31, 2025

Inn Promenade Schärding

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A baroque city with just over 5,500 inhabitants. Very worth seeing and relaxing. Beautiful marketplace with great restaurants, cafes, beer gardens and ice cream parlors. The city itself is very colorful on most streets. It's worth stopping here.

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Wernstein Castle

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Wernstein is first mentioned in documents in the 12th century and was built by the Counts of Formbach in 1126 as Vorwerk of Neuburg. On Wernstein was never an independent …

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Wernstein Castle and the Marian Column

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The "landmark" of Wernstein is the 17 meter high Marian column made of sandstone and granite, which was created in 1646 based on the model of the Marian column in …

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Schärding Castle Gate

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Impressive gateway to the center
This old double gate (two one behind the other) leads the visitor to the center of the city, the Upper Town Square. This building used …

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Vichtenstein Castle

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From 1860 began a period of changeful private property. Today the castle is owned by the Schulz-Wulkow family, which also inhabits it.
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Castle panorama 🏰 Wesenufer Danube

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Wesenufer (old spelling Wesenurfahr) is a market on the Danube in the Innviertel, Upper Austria, a cadastral community and the largest town in the municipality of Waldkirchen am Wesen in …

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Freizell Castle

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Freizell Castle, also known as Freizeller Schlössel, Zellerschlössl or Zell unter Marsbach, refers to a noble seat on the left bank of the Danube, not far from the Schlögener Schlinge …

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Krempelstein Castle

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Krempelstein Castle, also known as Krämpelstein, Schneiderburg or Schneiderschlössl, is a rock castle on a rocky promontory high above the right side of the Danube in the Pyrawang district of the Esternberg municipality in Upper Austria

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Freizeller Schlössl

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A very nice building on the bike path

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Haichenbach Castle Ruins Above the Danube

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The Haichenbach castle ruins (also Kerschbaumerschlössl) are located on the ridge opposite Schlögen, overlooking the Schlögen Danube Loop.

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