CASTLES HOLLABRUNN

Schloss Mühlbach stands in the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria, combining Renaissance and Baroque architectural heritage with carefully curated gardens. The castle's foundations trace to at least 1083 when the parish was mentioned in a Göttweig Monastery donation. After destruction in 1481, it remained a ruin until reconstruction in Renaissance style began in 1598 under Wolf II von Hofkirchen. From 1840, the Gudenus family renovated the castle in historicist style, adding both English landscape parkland and a French Baroque garden. Since 2003, the grounds have been open to the public, offering peaceful exploration of formal and naturalistic garden design.

Schloss Enzersdorf im Thale is a historic moated castle situated on a peninsula in the Langenthal valley near Hollabrunn, Lower Austria. First documented in writing in 1271 and appearing as a castle in records from 1327, this medieval fortress was the principal residence of the Lords of Enzersdorf for over three centuries until their extinction in 1598. The castle developed during the Middle Ages as a central location in the valley, becoming an important administrative center and contributing to the settlement's growth as a market town. Today, only the western wing remains visible, though it preserves the architectural heritage of a once-impressive moated fortress complex.