Stegersbach Castle

As early as the year 1000, a wooden fortification likely existed here. In 1289, the place Stegraifebach was first mentioned. The defensive structure of the Güssing Counts, to whom Stegersbach then belonged, was conquered and destroyed by Duke Albrecht I during the Güssing Feud. However, reconstruction likely followed soon after. Until the 16th century, the fief belonged to the Szenteleky family.

In 1523, Lorenz Ujlaky gifted Stegersdorf to Christoph Merzinger, the captain of Güssing Castle. Merzinger established a noble court here as his residence. In 1532, the retreating Turks destroyed the fortified court. It was soon rebuilt. In 1581, Emperor Rudolf II transferred the lordship to Balthasar Batthyány. In 1636, Count Adam Batthyány had a Renaissance castle built on the site of what was apparently an already dilapidated castle structure. In the "Military Description of the Kingdom of Hungary" published around 1780, the manor house is described as a castle surrounded by towers and bastions.

In 1919, the Batthyány family sold the manor house to the municipality of Stegersbach. From 1920 to 1954, the building served as a secondary school. Afterwards, it was renovated. In 1969, the Regional Museum for Southern Burgenland was housed in several rooms. The last major restoration of the already dilapidated building took place in 1987.