CastleKirchberg am Wagram-Oberstockstall

Oberstockstall Castle

Oberstockstall Castle

To be privately owned

Oberstockstall Castle is a remarkable Renaissance castle in Lower Austria, located southwest of Oberstockstall, a district of Kirchberg am Wagram. Its uniqueness lies not only in its long history, which dates back to a medieval predecessor building, but also in a unique discovery: a completely preserved 16th-century alchemist's laboratory, considered the largest intact find of its kind.

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The castle's origins trace back to the Middle Ages, when a farmstead of the Diocese of Passau stood on this site. In the mid-16th century, specifically in 1548, this farmstead was expanded into a manorial seat by Canon Christoph Trenbähk. In the early 17th century, the castle underwent a northern extension, and in the late 17th century, additional economic wings were added. In the 18th century, it served as the administrative seat of the Passau Cathedral Chapter. A sensational discovery occurred in 1980, when a 16th-century alchemist's laboratory containing over 1000 objects was found.

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