Sichtenberg Manor

The Sichtenbergers were first mentioned in 1147. They were vassals of the Counts of Burghausen-Schalla. In 1165, Odalricus de Sihtenberch and Ulricus junei de Sihtenberch are named. Until 1229, the Sichtenbergers appear several times in documents. After that, there are no records of the castle and its lords for several decades.

In 1282, Knight Friedrich Redler appears. His descendants owned the castle until 1540. The last Redlers were Pilgrim and Wolfgang. With them, the family likely died out in the second quarter of the 16th century. Shortly thereafter, Ernreich Marschall von Reichenau owned the fortified building as a fief. In 1567, his daughters Sophie von Althan and Clara von Neudegg were enfeoffed with it. Hans Wilhelm von Losenstein also called himself after Sichtenberg in 1596. In 1641, it came into the possession of the Stubenbergs.

Around this time, the castle had long lost its military value. It is therefore not surprising that it was soon abandoned and fell into disrepair. Sichtenberg remained connected to Schallaburg in terms of ownership for a long time, but was then sold with the surrounding forests. Today, the ruin is in private hands.