Aspang Castle

The castle was probably built in the third quarter of the 12th century and was princely from the beginning. Already in the 13th century, it became the seat of a regional court.

Shortly after 1300, a "hous ze Aspangen" is mentioned for the first time in a document. It was then pledged by Duke Frederick the Fair to Niclas von Thernberg. Subsequently, it was repeatedly pledged to Lower Austrian and Styrian nobles. In 1377, major construction work is reported. In 1472, the fortress was conquered by the troops of the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus. It remained occupied by the Hungarians until 1486. In 1515, Emperor Maximilian I sold the dominion to his favorite Siegmund von Dietrichstein.

Adam von Dietrichstein sold it in 1555 to the brothers Pantaleon and Ehrenreich von Königsberg, who undertook extensive renovations. The castle is likely to have withstood the Turks in 1529 and 1532, while the market suffered great damage. Aspang remained with the Königsberg family until 1652 and then passed from Eva Regina von Königsberg to her son-in-law Quintin Jörger. However, he immediately sold the dominion to Karl II von Pergen. His family kept it until 1902, when it became extinct with the death of Count Johann Anton. Only between 1711 and 1716 was Aspang owned by the Seilern family, but it was then bought back by Johann Baptist von Pergen.

Johann Anton's niece, Maria Irma Chotek, inherited the property in 1902. During World War II, German military was quartered in the castle and it also served as a hospital. The castle was confiscated by the Russian occupation forces in 1947. Only after their withdrawal in 1955 could it be returned. The new owner became Senator Dipl. Ing. Othmar Ruthner.