Elkofen Castle

The origins of Elkofen Castle date back to the 11th century when the Counts of Sempt-Ebersberg erected the complex. As early as around 1040, “Ellencophan” was mentioned in a deed of donation from the Counts of Ebersberg to Ebersberg Monastery. In the late 14th century, between 1382 and 1384, the castle came into the possession of the Wittelsbach family. After being incorporated into the Bavarian House War in 1439, it fell to Bavaria-Landshut in 1447. In 1506, the castle was sold to Wolf Lenkhofer. From 1515 to 1585, it belonged to Hildebrand Kutscher, before passing into the possession of the Counts of Rechberg from 1664 to 1732, who erected the Rechbergbau between 1665 and 1676. A transmitted legend states that the castle remained undiscovered by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War and thus escaped destruction, although this is doubted by historians.