History of the castle Sitzenthal
The name Sitzenthal refers to Count Sighard von Schalla, who was here in the 12th Century feudal man. The short and sweet Sizo was transferred to the start-up. Place and Castle Sitzenthal were first documented in 1287, when Otto von Scheuerberg sold his farm in Sitzenthal to Hartwig von Wasen. The ownership changed hands in the following centuries often.
In 1843 the k. k. Chamberlain Anton Ledóchowski castle owner. His daughter Theresa was later beatified. Another daughter, Julia Ursula, was canonized. The castle was rebuilt in the 16th century and in 1835. The former residential tower may have fallen victim to the rebuilding of Count Ledóchowski. The walled moat was filled in 1899. From the once very large hook-shaped farmyard from the first half of the 17th century, only the one-storey mountain-side wing is preserved. He was extended by later additions to a four-sided system. Several interiors of the castle are provided with ridge vaults. On the first floor there is a six-bay, cross-vaulted hall whose arches rest on pillars. It was built around the turn of the 16th to the 17th century. The St. The chapel was consecrated in 1869 and decorated in the style of the time. Schloss Sitzenthal was known for its high-quality interior design. It is surrounded by a large English park that reaches to the Pielach.
About the Counts Falkenhayn the estate then passed to the baron Helge Hammerstein-Equord. His son Hans von Hammerstein-Equord, known in the interwar period, was born in the castle. After the early death of his father, the mother sold Schloss Sitzenthal in 1897 to the family of the Counts Braida. This family still owns the estate today.
Since the castle is privately owned, it can not be visited in public. The state of preservation of the castle and the farm buildings, however, is much in need of improvement. In the castle, however, more and more events are held by the children's friends of the local group Loosdorf today.