Description of the attraction
Rosenburg Castle, which means "Castle of Flowers", is located in Lower Austria in a nature reserve one hundred kilometers from the Austrian capital.
The first mention of the castle dates back to 1175 in historical documents. At that time, the castle was a defensive citadel with a pentagonal courtyard designed to control trade routes. The first owners are considered to be the Rosenberg family, who ruled the castle until 1433. That year, the castle was attacked by Prokop Maly, as a result of which the castle was captured, robbed and partially destroyed.
In 1476, Caspar von Rogendorf purchased Rosenburg Castle. For almost 10 years, the new owner was engaged in the restoration of the castle, after which he sold it to the Grabner family. Since then, Rosenburg was in good hands: it was fortified, built on, and turned into a wonderful Renaissance castle. However, the descendants of the Grabner brothers were too carried away with the improvement of their possessions, and, as a result, were forced to sell the castle for impressive debts.
From 1527 to 1532, the castle was owned by an aristocratic Spanish family of the knightly order. In 1611, the castle passed into the possession of Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein, who rebuilt the Protestant chapel of the castle into a Catholic church.
50 years after the Thirty Years War, when the von Sprinsenstein and Hoyos families reunited in marriage in 1681, the castle was carefully rebuilt again. It is known that the work was carried out until the 17th century. The reconstruction was not even fully completed when a massive fire broke out in the castle, causing significant damage. In 1860, Count Ernst von Hoyos rebuilt the castle.
Today the castle houses 26 large halls with valuable paintings, pieces of furniture and hunting weapons. The castle also has a large library containing about 40,000 volumes of literature from the 16th to the 19th century. The extensive collection of weapons deserves special attention: swords, crossbows, shotguns, spears and arrows. The castle has a permanent exhibition, numerous exhibitions and various shows are held.
