Maxhofen Castle

Maxhofen Castle (also Ainhofen Castle) is located near Bruckmühl in the district of Rosenheim and today serves as a rural school home for the city of Munich.

The current Maxhofen Castle was called Einhofen around 1700 and was the ancestral seat of the Ainhover ruling family. The dilapidated castle came into the possession of Wolfgang Scherr around 1650, who rebuilt it by 1661. In 1683, the estate passed to Count Maximilian von Preising, Lord Chamberlain of Bavaria. He named it Maxhofen, was granted lower jurisdiction and recognition as a Hofmark. He built the outbuildings and the castle chapel and separated an associated farm, which still bears the name Einhofen today.

In 1771, Minister Josef Ferdinand acquired the Hofmark Maxhofen. Afterwards, the estate passed to Count Tattenbach and later to Count Arco, who saved it from decay. In 1903, the Upper Bavarian State Insurance Institution was able to acquire Maxhofen Castle, which it converted into a home for invalids. In 1960, it was sold to the city of Munich, which established a rural school home in the buildings.