Mitterau Castle

The Castle Mitterau is in Mitterau in the market town marker-Haindorf in District St. Pölten-Land in Lower Austria . The castle is under monument protection ( list entry ).

history

The castle was built around 1600 and received its present form in 1754. Since 1710 the castle has been owned by the noble family Montecuccoli . Around 1740, Count Zeno Montecuccoli moved the manorial seat from Hohenegg Castle to the nearby Mitterau Castle.

The castle was badly damaged in World War II. The estate covers 950 hectares of forest. It is managed today by Albert and Felix Montecuccoli.

Web links

Commons : Mitterau Castle - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry via Schloss Mitterau to Burgen-Austria
Entry on Mitterau Castle in the Austria Forum

Individual evidence

↑ Thomas Jorda: "Clear mission". In: Nobility obliges: a series from NÖN. Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, October 11, 2010, accessed on May 17, 2012 .
↑ Thomas Jorda: Bit better. In: Nobility obliges: a series from NÖN. Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, April 23, 2012, accessed on May 17, 2012 .

48.20054 15.47965Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 1.9 ″ N , 15 ° 28 ′ 46.7 ″ E

[1] Thomas Jorda: "Clear mission". In: Nobility obliges: a series from NÖN. Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, October 11, 2010, accessed on May 17, 2012 .

[2] Thomas Jorda: Bit better. In: Nobility obliges: a series from NÖN. Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, April 23, 2012, accessed on May 17, 2012 .