Châteaux et ruines dans le Wienerwald

Castles & Ruins

This collection features 17 castles and ruins in Lower Austria's Vienna Woods region, showcasing a range of medieval fortifications, baroque palaces, and evocative ruins. Highlights include well-preserved castles like Schloss Merkenstein and Schloss Wasserburg, alongside significant ruins such as Ruine Arnstein and Burgruine Ried, offering insights into the area's architectural evolution and historical defense structures.

Castles & Ruins — Carte

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A

Ruine Arnstein

Medieval hilltop castle ruins with visible stone walls.

Karl Gruber / CC BY-SA 3.0

B

Schloss Merkenstein

First Tudor-style castle built in Austria, located near Gainfarn.

Herzi Pinki / CC BY-SA 3.0

C

Merkenstein ruins

The Merkenstein ruins are the remains of a castle in Lower Austria near Bad Vöslau in the Großau cadastre.

D

Burgruine Ried

Ruins of a spur castle located on the Hausberg near Ried am Riederberg.

Herzi Pinki / CC BY-SA 3.0 at

E

Burg Wildegg

Rock castle near Sittendorf used as a youth camp site.

Allander / Public domain

F

Burg Neuhaus

Elevated castle situated in the Baden district of Lower Austria.

Bwag / CC BY-SA 3.0 at

G

Schloss Wasserburg

Baroque palace located in the Pottenbrunn area of St. Pölten.

H

Schloss Ochsenburg

Heritage castle situated in St. Pölten with historic significance.

I

Einsteigturm 95

One of 33 protected monuments in Neulengbach.

J

Einsteigturm 101

Protected historic monument in the municipality of Altlengbach.

Clemens Mosch / CC BY-SA 4.0

K

Schloss Sitzenberg

Castle located in Sitzenberg-Reidling municipality, Tulln district.

L

Schloss Traismauer

Historic castle situated in Traismauer.

M

Römertor

Roman-era fortified gateway, known as Römertor.

N

Burg Neulengbach

Burg Neulengbach is a castle in Neulengbach in Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Neulengbach is 268 metres above sea level.

Wolfgang Glock / CC BY 3.0

O

Riesenbachklause

Former timber rafting facility located in Klausen-Leopoldsdorf.

P

Burgruine Altlengbach

Accessible castle ruins located in Altlengbach.

Aberpram / CC BY-SA 3.0

Q

Schloss Totzenbach

Private castle located in the market town of Kirchstetten.