Stubenberg Castle

The castle's origins date back to the 13th century, when it served as the manor farm for the old Stubenberg Castle. In the 16th century, it was expanded into the present-day palace. The noble family of Stubenberg, after whom the castle is named, was a lineage that provided five provincial governors until the 17th century and could mobilize more troops in times of defense than the Archbishop of Salzburg. However, their influence waned when the Counts of Stubenberg embraced Protestantism, and Georg Sigmund emigrated to Bavaria with much of the family fortune. The estate then passed to the Drachsler family, who are credited as the builders of the Renaissance castle with its arcaded courtyard in 1581.