CastleSt. Pölten-Viehofen

Viehofen Castle

To be privately owned

To secure its possessions, the Diocese of Passau presumably had a fortification built in the first half of the 11th century. The later castle was administered by ministeriales. The Lords of Viehofen were first mentioned in 1137 with an Egeno.

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Source: wehrbauten.at · Image: http://www.wehrbauten.at/noe/niederoesterreich.html

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Location: 48.2301, 15.6410