Reschenstein Castle (Ruin)

Reschenstein Castle stands on a wooded ridge between a loop of the Ilz river near the Passau district of Hals. The high medieval complex with a square keep was first mentioned in a written source in 1384 as an outpost of Hals Castle.

At the beginning of the 16th century, a bishop's steward inhabited the spur castle, after which it was abandoned and fell into disrepair. In 1690, it reverted to the County of Hals through a border treaty with Bavaria. Between 1816 and 1819, parts of the castle walls were used for the construction of the Hals parish church. Franz Stockbauer, the founder of the Löwenbrauerei Passau, bought the castle in 1907 and had it converted into a country estate. At the end of World War II, it was temporarily used as a refugee camp. Today, the castle is privately owned.