Frein Castle

The first documented mention of Frein dates back to 1370, when it was owned by Chunrad der Schedinger. In 1444, it belonged to Greiff Schöttinger. Emperor Frederick III granted the desolate seat to Hans Gewmann in 1485. Sebastian Huber acquired the property in 1560, after replacing the Zärtl von Geboltskirchen. His son Ludwig bequeathed the castle to the Upper Austrian estates in 1584, who sold it to Christoph Geymann in 1593. At that time, Frein was merely a “Holzwerch” (wooden structure). Christoph's namesake son, a Protestant rebel, had to flee in 1620. Emperor Ferdinand II sold the confiscated property to Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller in 1626. Between 1674 and 1684, Baron Veit von Gera was the owner, before it returned to the Khevenhüller family until 1810. Later, Dr. Pausinger acquired the property, which was united with Kogl Castle. Franz Schaupp bought the castle from the Pausinger-Frischberg family in 1849.