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Schwadorf Castle

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Location: Schwadorf, Vienna Surroundings, Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, Austria

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1. Schwadorf Castle loop from Schwadorf

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2. Schwadorf Castle – Vegetable Trail loop from Schwadorf

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3. Schwadorf Castle loop from Enzersdorf an der Fischa

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Intertronic und Sonja 🎄🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

October 14, 2023

Schwadorf Castle is a historic castle in the market town of Schwadorf in the Bruck an der Leitha district in Lower Austria. It was built in the 13th century and was owned by the Diocese of Passau for a long time. The castle is a two-story box building with unequal cross sections, a massive gate and an arbor with a stone balustrade. On the outside of the gate there is a coat of arms relief with the Austrian shield and the Passau coat of arms1. The castle is now owned by Dipl.-Ing. Richard Auer-Welsbach and will be partially converted into apartments.
Schwadorf Castle is a cultural and architectural monument that is a reminder of the region's eventful history. It was also the epicenter of one of the strongest earthquakes in the Vienna Basin, which occurred on October 8, 1927 and damaged many buildings in Schwadorf and the surrounding area. The castle is freely accessible at any time and offers a beautiful view of the landscape and the Fischa.

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Wolfgang STB

March 2, 2023

Privately owned and can therefore only be viewed from the outside.

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A small castle was built in the 12th century to secure the river crossing on the military road leading to the eastern state border. Walther von Swabdorf is the first reference to a manor house around 1182. Schwadorf was sovereign, but it came to Bishop Wolfger von Passau as early as 1194 in an exchange. In 1215 the then Hofmark was granted blood jurisdiction by Emperor Friedrich II. In 1220, Eberhard von Schwadorf was one of the ministerials of Duke Heinrich the Elder. Ä. from Modling. In the 14th century the castle was mortgaged several times, for example in 1381 to Albrecht von Puchheim. As late as 1383, Schwadorf is referred to as the free property of the Passau bishops.

However, the sovereign retracted it two years later. In 1398 it was again owned by the diocese, which gave it to Dukes Wilhelm and Ernst as dowry. In the late 15th century, the dominion was pledged to King Matthias Corvinus, which meant that the castle was confiscated by King Maximilian I in 1490. In 1494 it was handed over again to the diocese of Passau. With a few interruptions, she remained with the bishops of Passau until 1806. Today's Renaissance castle was built around 1600. When the diocese had to give up its Austrian possessions, Schwadorf was taken over by the state and sold to private individuals in 1826.

These included the knights Fellner von Feldegg (1823) and Theodor Ritter Riedl von Riedenau (1879). dr Arnold Segal bought the estate in 1926. A year later, a severe earthquake caused significant damage. After Segal was expropriated in 1938 and the castle was handed over to the German Settlers Society, he received his property back after 1945. Most recently, the castle and estate belonged to the Auer-Welsbach family. The building, which has not been restored for many decades, was uninhabited and left to decay until a few years ago. The rescue came from a new owner, who has now largely restored the residential building.

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Location: Schwadorf, Vienna Surroundings, Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, Austria

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