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Winkl Castle
Winkl Castle is a former noble residence in Oberalm near Hallein (Austria).
The first documented owners were the families of Wispeck, who had the estate built around 1500. In 1582, however, the castle was sold to the Vicedom of Landshut Nothafft von Wernburg zu Wackerstein from Bavaria. In 1657, Franz Dückher von Hauslau acquired the property. The castle then changed hands several more times until it was bought by the Salzburg State Fund in 1902 and converted into a school.
The estate was henceforth used as an agricultural school; in addition to the castle grounds, the Mesnerbauerngut, the Wiesenbauerngütl, and the Sattelalm on the Tauglboden were acquired. It now bears the name Winklhof.
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Today, the castle houses the dining hall and the boys' dormitory apartments; the girls' rooms are in the HWS building. The facility also has various stables for cows, pigs, sheep, poultry, and until 2007 also rabbits and guinea pigs. The associated Wiesenhof is currently leased and serves as a riding school. In 2007, the new, modern gymnasium was completed as a separate building. The horse stable used to stand in its place; the animals were relocated to a new dwelling, also at Wiesenhof.
The facility also has a dairy and a cheese dairy. The in-house products are offered for sale twice a week at the Winklhof farmers' market.
In 2007, the long-serving Winklhof director Gerhard Danter also retired; his successor in this position is Andrea Altenberger.
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