Ebreichsdorf Castle

Although a military outpost existed here as early as the 10th century, an Otachar von Ebreichsdorf is not mentioned until 1294. Ebreichsdorf was part of a chain of fortifications intended to protect the Vienna Basin from invasions from the East.

In 1328, Ulrich II von Pergau and his brother Berthold were the owners of the lordship. In the second half of the 14th century, Ebreichsdorf belonged to the knightly Viennese councilor family von Tirna. Due to high debts, he had to hand over the castle to the Scottish Abbey in Vienna in 1393. This was followed by the Wallseer family. In 1450, the lordship passed to Simon Pötel through purchase. As late as 1474, the castle was successfully defended against the advancing Hungarians, but soon after fell into the hands of Matthias Corvinus.

Until the Peace of Pressburg in 1491, it was occupied by a Hungarian garrison. In 1529, Turkish raiders managed to overwhelm the garrison and partially destroy the castle. In the first half of the 16th century, the Meneses and then the Zelkingers were the castle lords. Carl Ludwig von Zelking sold the lordship in 1568 to Hieronymus Freiherr von Beck. He had the old fortification converted into a Renaissance castle and enlarged.

In 1683, it was so well equipped that all attacks by the Turks could be repelled. A series of owners followed, including Daniel Moser (1639), the Collalto family (1686), and Josef Anton Pilati-Thassul (1704). The latter had the already damaged ramparts and the moat renewed, the castle baroqueized, and further expanded in a fortress-like manner. In 1747, Franz von Wiesenhütten is mentioned as the owner, but Ebreichsdorf already belonged to the Bartenstein family two years later, who owned it for almost 80 years.

In the 19th century, there were also several owners. These were the Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky (1843), Arco-Zinnenberg (1873), and Pongracz-Metternich families. In 1890, a general restoration of the castle took place. In 1909, the Drasche-Wartinberg family took over the castle and had further renovation work carried out. After the looting and devastation of 1945 and the occupation period, the castle had to be completely restored between 1959 and 1963. It still serves as the residence of the Drasche-Wartinberg family today.