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Schloss Waldreichs
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Wolfgang STB
June 22, 2022
Cycling
First mentioned in a document in 1258, in the Middle Ages Waldreichs belonged to a ring of fortified castles that were built to protect the Austrian Mark.
Nothing remains of the original moated castle.
In the area around Waldreichs Castle, the imperial master falconer and feudal knight Hanns Hager resided and dined from and to Allentsteig and Lichtenfels.
After multiple changes of ownership and the threat of decay, the current owner, the Windhag Scholarship Foundation for Lower Austria, began to completely renovate the castle in 1983.
Nothing remains of the original moated castle.
In the area around Waldreichs Castle, the imperial master falconer and feudal knight Hanns Hager resided and dined from and to Allentsteig and Lichtenfels.
After multiple changes of ownership and the threat of decay, the current owner, the Windhag Scholarship Foundation for Lower Austria, began to completely renovate the castle in 1983.
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Gerhard Hayek
May 13, 2024
Mountain biking
The castle is idyllically situated on the cycle paths and is perfectly embedded in the landscape.
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Pady🍀
May 3, 2026
Hiking
Schloss Waldreichs was first documented in 1258. Around 1400, Kaspar and Bernhard von Waldreichs are mentioned as feudal lords. After its destruction by an executionary army of the estates in …
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