Mühllacken Castle

The origins of the bathing tradition in Mühllacken date back a long time. Legend has it that as early as 1364, a squire named Bruno was cured by the spring water in the Pesenbach Valley. By the beginning of the 16th century, the properties of the water were already recognized, and the Schmidtauer von Oberwallsee family combined the bathing operations with a noble estate. In 1607, the use of the healing water was officially approved. Johann Georg Peisser von Wertenau acquired the castle in 1712, which at that time consisted of two buildings: one for spa operations and another, the so-called church wing, which housed a chapel and the owners' residence. In 1747, Mühllacken Castle and Pesenbach Castle came into the possession of Wilhering Abbey, where they remained until 1857. After several changes of ownership, the Marienschwestern von Karmel in Linz took over the property in 1936.