Ried Castle

Even before 1060, the Counts of Ebersberg, who served as bailiffs for the Diocese of Freising, expanded their dominion to Gablitz and Mauerbach. To protect these extensive possessions, Ried Castle was presumably built at the beginning of the 12th century. In 1211, it was held as a fief by Hadmar I von Kuenring.

The Kuenringer family resided at the castle as Freising vassals until the third quarter of the 13th century. Leuthold and Heinrich von Kuenring renounced their dominion in 1280 in favor of Rudolf von Habsburg. Rudolf pledged the fortress to Conrad von Tulln. His daughter Adelheid married Otto von Neuburg. He and his descendants called themselves Schenken von Ried. Walpurga was the widow of Hans, the last Schenk von Ried. In 1416, she renounced the pledged dominion in favor of Duke Albrecht V. The feudal suzerainty had already passed from the Diocese of Freising to the Bavarian monastery of Niederaltaich in 1368. In the first half of the 15th century, the already uninhabited castle fell into ruin. It had by then become princely property. In 1447, it was only referred to as a castle site. Ried was annexed to the Rappoltenkirchen dominion.

Today, its remains belong to the municipality of Ried am Riederberg. Since 2010, the ruin has been undergoing renovation by the Association for the Preservation and Research of Ried Castle am Riederberg.