Neuberg Castle

In the 12th century, the hilltop castle was built by Gottschalk Schirling, a descendant of Wulfing of Stubenberg. It served as a border fortress against Hungarian armies and as a clearing center. The name Neuberg derives from “Neitberg,” meaning battle or defiance castle. The Neitbergers, related to the Stubenbergers, were among Styria's noble families. After their extinction in the 15th century, the dominion fell to Emperor Frederick III in 1483. In 1507, Emperor Maximilian I granted Neuberg to Wilhelm von Graben for administration. As early as 1518, the castle became an imperial fief of the Herberstein family, who owned it, with an interruption from 1603 to 1660, until the second half of the 20th century. During this interruption, it was owned by the Counts of Saurau. The Herbersteins modernized and expanded the castle during the Renaissance period according to the Italian bastion system.

Neuberg Castle is located in Löffelbach, in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district of Styria, Austria. It stands at an elevation of approximately 526 meters above sea level.