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A great painter was at home here

Deutschkreutz Castle in central Burgenland was built in 1625 by Count Paul Nadasdy in the Italian Renaissance style and is located just 15 km from the Hungarian city of Sopron. The castle's layout is a combination typical of the border region, a combination of manor house, castle and farmyard. The four wings form a two-storey complex around a rectangular arcaded courtyard and four low corner towers covered with tent roofs protrude slightly into a former moat.

The castle dates back to the 17th century and appears somewhat romantically dilapidated.

The Gálosháza Castle stands outside the village of Nikitsch in the middle of a spacious park and is now privately owned by the Zichy-Meskó lordship. The origins of the building date back to around 1300. The Nikich Castle owes its current appearance to a reconstruction in the first half of the 19th century, when the last remains of components reminiscent of medieval defenses were removed. Today the castle also serves as a wedding location.

In 1966, the artist Anton Lehmden acquired the then desolate castle and has been busy repairing and renovating it since then and until his death in 2018. Not only did he create his artist refuge here, but also the Lehmden Museum on over 800m² of exhibition space, which gives an overall insight into his artistic work. Guided tours can be booked. According to the pictures on the webpage, definitely worth seeing. Art events are also regularly offered. More information: https://schlossdeutschkreutz.at/

The castle is privately owned and is unfortunately no longer accessible today. It is on the outskirts of Nikitsch in the middle of a spacious English park. High walls and trees make it impossible to catch a glimpse of it. Pity...

03/30/2019 - On the Sopron Mountains, 482 m above sea level. There are several barrows in the area next to the earthen castle. Reconstruction of Iron Age women's graves and burial mounds.

The Sopron-Várhely burial ground dates from the Hallstatt to late Latène period and provides interesting insights into earlier death cults. Most of the finds from the burial mounds are in the Sopron Museum (Soproni Múzeum).