Moos Castle

Moos Castle is a moated castle in the village of Moos in the district of Deggendorf. The complex was first mentioned in a document in 1207. When Niederaltaich Abbey acquired the Moos property in 1270, the castle was demolished. In 1340, the Aichbergers came into possession of Moos as vassals of the monastery and rebuilt the castle. The Aichbergers ruled here until 1511.

In early summer 1504, the castle was devastated by Palatine troops during the Landshut War of Succession. In 1520, it was rebuilt, with the castle receiving four towers.

From 1568 to 1640, the Preysings were lords of Moos Castle. On May 15, 1619, half of the castle, including St. George's Chapel, burned down. Johann Warmund von Preysing (1567–1648) had the castle rebuilt by 1635 and raised it by one floor. The surrounding farm buildings were also rebuilt.

The last male Preysing and heir to the estate, Kaspar Count von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos, a grandson of the Bavarian King Ludwig III, died in 1940 at the age of 21. His sister Theresia Countess von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos married Ludwig Count von und zu Arco-Zinneberg in the same year. Since then, the lordship of Moos has been owned by the Arco-Zinneberg family.

The stately four-winged Renaissance building has four towers and an arcaded courtyard. An English garden, laid out around 1789, adjoins the castle. Moos Castle is not accessible to the public.