Grub Castle

Remains of the Grub (also spelled Grueb) town castle have been preserved in the district court of the city of Gmunden, located in the district of the same name in Upper Austria (Marktplatz 10).

The city of Gmunden is a planned foundation by the Styrian Otakars. A city generally included a town castle, farmsteads, monasteries, a parish church, and a defense system; all these features are present not only for Freistadt, Perg, Budweis, but also for Gmunden.

The remaining round tower in the courtyard of the district court in Gmunden is to be regarded as a remnant of a former town castle. The castle is first mentioned in 1453, when Hanns der Schober sold "the tower and the two houses attached to it in Gmunden in the city" to the bailiff of Gmunden, Sebastian Ziegelhwaser. The actual town castle was built in 1520. The seat located on the city wall served as a secure defensive point for the city in times of danger. In 1666, its owners were instructed to keep the house "because it is located on two sides of the city wall and itself serves as a protective barrier" always locked against it.

The renovation and demolition work for the installation of the courthouse took place between 1850 and 1860.