Pflindsberg Castle

The name "Phlinsperc" is first mentioned in Ottokar of Styria's Rhyme Chronicle. Later, it appears in various spellings. The castle was built between 1250 and 1255 on behalf of the Archbishop of Salzburg, Philipp von Sponheim, who had occupied the Enns Valley as far as Rottenmann since 1248.

In 1265, Vlinsperch Castle, which had by then become a princely castle, was expanded. Between 1460 and 1490, the Gäugericht Aussee was separated from the Landgericht Ennstal and later called "Landgericht Aussee-Pflindsberg". The castle wardens residing at Pflindsberg were also district judges. Archduke Karl II of Styria had the already quite dilapidated castle repaired in 1574 to provide the master miner with a dignified accommodation again.

The wardens who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries no longer resided in the castle, but had moved to what is now Bad Aussee. Around the middle of the 18th century, the Pflindsberg pledge lordship was administered by the Salinenärar (saltworks treasury). The lordship eventually merged into the Hallamt Aussee, where the court also moved. The castle now stood empty. By 1780, it was already completely dilapidated. Since 1972, a local castle association has been working to preserve the ruin.