Top 10 Castles around Potzneusiedl

The Pottenburg castle ruins rise on a wooded hill above Pottenburg and look back on a history dating back to the 12th century. Impressive remains of the once mighty walls are still preserved today, giving a good impression of the size of the complex. Between old walls and forest paths, history can be experienced here without museum walls. 🏰

Interesting ruin in the middle of the forest. You can walk a nice loop inside. Unfortunately, you cannot climb the, actually well-preserved, tower in a "normal" way. However, I didn't try to see where the "rope" leads. Interesting highlight, definitely worth a visit.

Kittsee Castle is located on the outskirts of the town center. Surrounded by a park, this Baroque castle is one of the most important sights in northern Burgenland. It was built as a farmstead in the early 17th century before being enlarged and expanded into a palace complex under Johann Listy, a Transylvanian native. Another major renovation took place in the mid-18th century, when Prince Paul Anton Esterházy had it rebuilt in the Baroque style.

The museum https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.bad-deutsch-altenburg.gv.at/Museum_Carnuntinum_5&ved=2ahUKEwjJuLHp2_eLAxWTgf0HHaHqLYIQFnoECEMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3LlAdkemTTYVlhV8pM7s0B is a must-see

The knights Dörr von Wildungsmauer owned the castle from the 12th century until 1620. Altenburg was first mentioned in documents in 1297, but the Romanesque nave of the church and the charnel house date from the beginning of the 13th century. In the Middle Ages, the building served to secure the Hungarian Gate. After several changes of ownership, the castle came into the possession of the Barons von Ludwigstorff around 1709, who had it expanded by Carlo Antonio Carlone. After the Second World War, Ernst Zwilling's Africa Museum was temporarily housed in the castle. The castle is now privately owned and therefore not accessible.

Petronell Castle was first built in the 11th century. The four-winged castle complex that still exists today was planned by Dominio Carlone (around 1615 - 1679) on behalf of the Abensperg-Traun family. The castle is decorated with frescoes by Caprovo Tencalla. The castle was owned by the Abensperg and Traun families for 17 generations and was sold to a private investor in 2006 and can therefore only be viewed from the outside. More on the history: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Petronell

Spacious castle with well-kept garden.

The original castle was named on the occasion of the wedding of the Hungarian King Bela IV's son to Kunigunde of Brandenburg in 1264. Around 1870 the estate was sold to the Batthyány-Strattmann family. The doctor Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann, who was beatified in 2003, ran a hospital here from 1902. Repairs to the castle began in 1966. The rear part of the old castle was largely destroyed by a bomb during the Second World War. There was no more recovery. Attempts at renovation were soon abandoned in 1966. The castle remained in ruins. Only the front part was inhabited for a long time. It is privately owned. More about the story: https://wehrhäusern.at/bgld/burgenland.html?/bgld/kittsee/kittsee.html