Rohr Castle

In the 12th century, Rohr was a moated castle that controlled the extensive wetland area on the left bank of the Mur south of Wildon. At that time, it was owned by the Counts of Plain, who had granted it as a fief to their vassals. These vassals called themselves "von Rohr". The fortress seems to have been first mentioned in a document in 1157, but it is not certain whether this actually referred to the Rohr located in the municipality of Ragnitz.

In the 13th century, Rohr came into the possession of the Counts of Pfannberg. They soon granted the moated castle to the Trabergers, who also named themselves after Rohr. In 1283, the residence was still called "Haus" (house), but by 1318 it was referred to as "castrum". In 1302, Count Ulrich von Pfannberg handed over the lordship to the Bishop of Seckau.

With the change of owner, the vassals also changed. From 1318, the Wolfsauers are likely to have held the fortress and court as a fief. After that, the Krabatsdorfers appear here. In 1453, the Bishop of Seckau exchanged Rohr for equivalent property with Emperor Frederick III. He then gifted it to the Cistercian monastery of the Holy Trinity in Wiener Neustadt, which he had founded. Due to the great distance, Rohr was initially leased to Melchior Huber. Shortly after 1542, the abbey pledged the lordship to Baron Caspar von Herberstein. At the beginning of the 17th century, the pledged property passed to Rein Abbey, which finally acquired Rohr by purchase in 1630.

It was then mostly leased, but at times also managed by the abbey staff themselves. Since it served as a place of recreation for the abbot, the residence was expanded and maintained as a castle in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1953, the abbey sold the estate to the farmer Ömer. The castle is still in private ownership.