CastleWaidhofen an der Thaya

Waidhofen Castle

To be privately owned

The founders of Waidhofen were the Counts of Pernegg, who also built the town castle on a rocky outcrop. The castle was first documented in 1171 with Ortolfus de Waidehouen. Around 1220, it became a princely residence.

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Source: wehrbauten.at · Image: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_denkmalgesch%C3%BCtzten_Objekte_in_Waidhofen_an_der_Thaya#mediaviewer/Datei:Schloss_Waidhofen,_Waidhofen_a.d._Thaya-1.jpg

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Location: 48.8154, 15.2896