Grub Castle

In the Middle Ages, Grub was home to feudal tenants of the Counts of Poigen. A document from Altenburg Abbey from 1237 mentions a Pilgrimus de Grueb. His descendants remained in possession of the castle until the middle of the 14th century. From 1372 to 1465, it belonged to the Truchsessen zu Grub. They significantly expanded the castle in the 14th and 15th centuries. In 1373, Duke Albrecht III besieged the castle for four weeks until the garrison surrendered. From the second half of the 15th century, the Matschacher family, who came from Styria, owned the castle. Hans von Matschach is first mentioned in 1491.

In 1525, Grub came into the possession of the Lords of Rauber and in 1558 to Veit Albrecht von Puchheim. Since Reichard von Puchheim belonged to the Protestants and had conspired against the emperor, his property was confiscated in 1621 and handed over as a fief to Counts Adam and Otto von und zu Traun. A year earlier, the castle had already been destroyed by the Bavarian Duke Maximilian I. Since then, Grub was no longer inhabited and left to its fate. In 1668, Gabriel Freiherr von Selb acquired the property at auction. His descendants sold their dominion to Altenburg Abbey in 1767.

In 1950, the ruin once again passed into private hands. The complex was finally acquired in 1970 by Franz Josef Hampapa, who personally undertook the renovation and partial reconstruction of the ruin. Since 1997, it has been owned by the Heindl family from Vienna.