Königshof Castle

The origins of Königshof date back to Roman times, when a fortified manor, similar to a castrum, was built here to monitor the Roman road from Carnuntum to Ödenburg. In the Carolingian era, an earth castle was built on these Roman foundations, serving as a royal court for traveling emperors. Later, the area came into the possession of Hungarian kings and was finally assigned to Heiligenkreuz Abbey as a colonization area by King Imre in 1203. The Cistercians began building a monastery, which remained unfinished and was destroyed by the Turks in 1529. The castle-like manor was rebuilt in the early 17th century but was devastated by rebels as early as 1621. Abbot Christoph Schäffer had a tower clock made in 1636, and in 1676, Abbot Clemens Schäffer commissioned the construction of the large Trinity Chapel.