Ehrenbichl Castle

Ehrenbichl Castle (originally also Ehrenpichl) is located about six kilometers northwest of Klagenfurt on an artificially created terrace on the southern slope of the Ehrenbichlerberg.

There is uncertainty about the construction of the castle, but according to a report by Johann Weichard von Valvasor, the castle was in the possession of the widow Countess Benigna Rosina Khevenhüller around 1688. It is therefore assumed that the Khevenhüller family built the castle in the late 16th century as an initially single-story rectangular building. The second floor was probably added later in the 17th century. During Valvasor's lifetime, the building still had two corner turrets on the south side. At that time, there was also a magnificent garden in front of the building. Both are no longer present today.

In 1740, Maria Anna von Mossenau sold the property to Johann Georg Pirker von Pirkenau. After the death of Ignatz von Pirkenau in 1806, the castle came into the possession of Franz Xaver von Platzer. Further owners were Franz von Knappitsch, in 1809 the industrialist Wodley, in 1833 Theodor Rauscher, in 1855 Anna von Steinkühl, in 1877 Maria Mischik and finally in 1898 Friedrich von Ehrenwert. His descendants sold the castle in 1925 to Emmerich and Charlotte Teuber-Coxe. Another change of ownership followed in 1949. Today there is a wildlife enclosure in front of the castle, and holiday apartments are also rented out in summer.