Hinterndobl Castle

Hinterndobl Castle is a small castle situated on a hill in the village of Hinterndobl, which belongs to Dorf an der Pram.

The actual builder of Hinterndobl Castle is unknown. The castle is first mentioned in 1560, its owner at that time was Leonhard Puchner (also spelled Puechner), administrator of Erlach, who obtained its elevation to a noble seat from the Emperor. His son Christoph Puchner was the builder of Puchberg Castle near Wels. His daughter Maria received Hinterndobl as a dowry when she married Hans Christian Wiellinger (Willinger) in 1570. A son from this marriage was the well-known peasant leader Achaz Wiellinger von der Au auf Hinterndobl, who was executed in Linz in 1627. Despite the execution of Achaz Wiellinger, Hinterndobl remained in the family's possession, as his son Johann Ernst (married in his second marriage to Anna Renata, née von Clam) had converted back to the Catholic faith. Anna Renata died on January 15, 1690, Johann Ernst on August 3 of the same year. In 1731, the property came into the possession of Baron Johann Ludwig von Gablkoven as the dowry of Maria Eleonora Wiellinger. Their son Achaz sold the lordship together with Innersee Castle in 1777 to Ernst Ignaz Gemberly, Knight of Weidenthal; the transfer of ownership then followed the same line of inheritance as Innersee Castle for about 100 years until approximately 1870, after which the properties were divided. The castle served for a long time as a brewery and as an inn (formerly the "Zum Bräu" inn).