Egg Castle

Egg Castle is located in the municipality of Bernried in the district of Deggendorf and was built in the 11th century in the Perlbach valley as a moated castle. It is first mentioned in 1103 as the seat of Thiemo de Ekke. An examination of timbers from the castle tower in 2003 certified them to be approximately 850-900 years old. The Ecker initially served the Counts of Bogen and, after their extinction in 1242, the Bavarian dukes.

In 1403, Egg came into the possession of the Fraunberger, who ruled over the County of Haag. In 1427, they sold the complex for 8000 Hungarian gold ducats to Duke Heinrich the Rich. The Duke pledged the castle to wealthy followers.

In 1752, it came into the possession of Baron Josef von Armannsberg. Count Joseph Ludwig von Armansperg had the castle romanticized around 1840 for 84,000 guilders and spent his retirement there. His heirs sold the now castle to Baron Karl von Eichthal. In 1884, Count Adolf von Hohenthal und Bergen acquired it. In 1931, Metten Abbey bought the castle at auction. In 1939, the manufacturer and Consul of China, Joseph Maximilian Hartl, bought it. The castle is still owned by his family today.

Egg Castle is a medieval castle complex, fully preserved in its core, around which the former moat runs. The surroundings were romantically reshaped: In addition to the relocation of the original access, additional "defensive structures" were newly built in the 19th century. Originally furnished ballrooms and salons from the 19th century can still be visited today.