Göllersdorf Castle

Göllersdorf Castle is a 16th-century Renaissance building, which, however, still contains essential elements from around 1460. It had been in the possession of the noble family Schönborn-Puchheim since the 14th century. During the First World War, the building served as an internment camp for politically unreliable persons. Subsequently, it was used as a military and civil detention center, a federal educational institution, and finally as a workhouse. However, with the criminal law reform of July 11, 1974, this form of detention was abolished. Subsequently, the building was acquired by the Federal Ministry of Justice and converted into a special institution for mentally abnormal offenders. The newly renovated Göllersdorf Correctional Facility was finally handed over to its current purpose in 1985.