Dorff Castle

The Hayden family, whose roots date back to 1317, is closely linked to the history of Dorff Castle. As early as 1336, Ruger and Niklas von Hayden received a farm in Molln. In 1400, Dorff became a fief of Duke Albrecht IV of Austria. A document from 1417 allowed Wolfgang von Hayden to serve wine at the castle. The castle was in a dilapidated state in 1607. In the 17th century, Christoph Benedikt Hayden von Dorff married Beatrix Spindler, the owner of Weyer Castle. After the early death of Christoph Adam von Zötliz, who brought money into the estate through marriage, the castle passed to Christoph Adam von Hayden. He established a fideicommissum in 1711, which was not dissolved until 1939. Eduard von Hayden bequeathed the property to his granddaughter Angela Beck in 1959.