Thürnthal Castle

The first documented mention of the locality Thürnthal dates back to 1288. On the site of an older, castle-like dwelling, the "Veste Thürrenthal", Hartmann von Trautmannsdorf began constructing a moated castle in 1575, which was completed under Reichard Streun von Schwarzenau. After a fire in 1696, Adrian Wenzel Count Enckevoirt acquired the burnt-out Renaissance castle. Around 1700, the Italian master builder Domenico Martinelli started the reconstruction, which was continued from 1720 by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, giving the castle its Baroque character. The ceiling stucco work was carried out by court stuccator Santino Bussi. Despite the involvement of artists, the late Baroque, Classicist design remained unfinished, as Count Enckevoirt died childless in 1738.