Trautenfels Castle

The first documented mention of the castle, then still called "Neuhaus," occurred between 1260 and 1262, when it belonged to the Archdiocese of Salzburg. Its strategic location on the Salt Road and in the Enns Valley made it an important valley barrier. In the 16th century, Renaissance frescoes depicting fantastic landscapes were created here, presumably for a wedding in 1563. In 1664, Count Siegmund Friedrich von Trauttmansdorff acquired the property. Under his patronage, the castle received its current form and the name Trautenfels between 1670 and 1672. The frescoes by Carpoforo Tencalla on the first floor date from this period.