Worth seeing Schauburg, during the construction of which the remaining medieval building remains were included in the redesign. The castle has already served as a backdrop for several (well-known) films. …
The castle in Wolkersdorf is very nicely situated on a pond and next to a park. There are also a few hammocks in the park where you can safely take a nice break on longer tours.
In 2022, the Archdiocese of Vienna sold the listed castle to the company Gruschina Transport- und Vermietungs GmbH. The rooms in the castle will be adapted as apartments for qualified employees of partner companies.
According to documents, the castle was taken over by Dietrich von Pillichsdorf in 1320 as a permanent house together with the Prun(n) estate. After wars with the Turks, the fortress house fell into desolation around 1529.
"'Marchfeld's weir', 'place of escape for the residents', a 'real fortress' are names for the castle in medieval documents. In the 15th century the castle was known as a moated …