Vöstenhof Castle

Vöstenhof Castle is a castle in Vöstenhof in Lower Austria. It is privately owned. The "Feste zum Hof" was probably built in the 13th century. In 1381, Albero Stuchs von Trautmannsdorf sold the castle to Duke Albrecht III. In 1387, Johann von Liechtenstein received the lordship, which was soon again administered by the princely caretakers. In 1483, Martin Neidegger received the fief, and it remained in the family until 1592. During this time, the fortress was referred to as "Hoff zu Neydeckh." In 1592, Hieronymus Wurmbrandt, the hereditary kitchen master of Styria, bought the castle for 13,000 guilders and had it converted into the present Renaissance castle in 1597. From 1621 to 1912, the castle was owned by the Counts Hoyos. In the 19th century, they allowed the building to fall into disrepair until restoration began in 1894. Between 1910 and 1912, the keep was raised and the façade renewed. The Princes Schwarzenberg then bought the castle, and it subsequently passed into the possession of the Czernin family. General Emil Graf Spannocchi, husband of a Countess Czernin, was the castle lord until his death. In 1984, his widow sold the estate to Peter Max, who is still the owner today and had the castle restored.

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