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Schönbühel Castle

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Location: Schönbühel-Aggsbach, Bezirk Melk, Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

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1. Wachau Vineyards Route – Vineyards in the Wachau loop from Stein-Mautern

63.4km

03:23

350m

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2. Spitz Ferry on the Danube – Schönbühel Castle loop from Willendorf i.d. Wachau

33.2km

01:46

190m

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3. Schönbühel Castle – Aggstein Castle Ruins loop from Emmersdorf a.d. Donau

46.4km

03:35

990m

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Glen Sobel

April 5, 2022

The castle was built by Marchwardus de Schoenbuchele at the beginning of the 12th century as an easily defendable fortress on a rock about 40 meters high, on which there was probably a Roman fortress in the past. The mighty towers and rondelle as well as underground and partly buried passages suggest the existence of castle dungeons and dungeons in the past.

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DakenH

November 14, 2023

A very beautiful castle, directly on the Danube. The castle also appears in the Sissi film during a cruise on the Danube. There is a water tap very close by, at the forecourt of the municipal building. 💦

Schönbühel Castle on the Danube is picturesquely situated on a roughly 40-meter-high cliff on the right bank of the Danube in the Wachau region. It was built around the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries by Marchwardus de Schoenbuchele, probably on the remains of a Roman fortification. After frequently changing owners, the castle came into the possession of the influential Starhemberg family in 1396, who shaped it for over four centuries. In the 18th century, the medieval castle was replaced by a new building, and around 1821, Count Beroldingen had the current "New Castle" built.

Since 1927, the complex has been owned by the Seilern-Aspang family, who restored it after severe damage during the Soviet occupation and still use it as a private residence today. An interior tour is therefore not possible, but the castle can be admired from the outside. Particularly charming views open up from the opposite bank of the Danube, which is also easily accessible by bike via the Danube Cycle Path – one of the most beautiful cycle routes in Europe, which runs directly past the castle and offers magnificent photo opportunities of this striking landmark of the Wachau region.

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TschieTie (G.T.)

September 10, 2024

An impressive sight right next to the Danube cycle path.

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Location: Schönbühel-Aggsbach, Bezirk Melk, Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

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Schönbühel Castle

1. Wachau Vineyards Route – Vineyards in the Wachau loop from Stein-Mautern

2. Spitz Ferry on the Danube – Schönbühel Castle loop from Willendorf i.d. Wachau

3. Schönbühel Castle – Aggstein Castle Ruins loop from Emmersdorf a.d. Donau

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