Würmla Castle

In 1075, Würmla was first mentioned with a Raffolt von Wirmila. The Lords of Würmla died out in 1285. Their successors were the Lords of Pain, who also named themselves after Würmla.

In the 14th century, Würmla was already an Austrian fiefdom. In the 15th century, the Hohenbergers were the owners of the dominion. In 1542, Knight Hans von Kornfail inherited the castle. Due to their Lutheran faith, the family had to sell Würmla in 1730 and emigrate to Nuremberg. The buyer was Christoph Friedrich Schmidt, Edler von Mayenberg. In 1807, the property came into the possession of Countess Louise Beatrix von Cabanac and from her heirs in 1819 to Georg Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen. From then on, the owners changed quite frequently.

In 1872, Baron Adolf von Seidler became the castle owner. In 1916, Würmla was sold to the industrialist Heinrich Mendl. Around 1925, the "Stefan-Mendl-Erholungsheim" (Stefan Mendl Recreation Home) was housed in the castle. In 1953, the Ankerbrotfabrik acquired the building and used it as a holiday home for its staff. Finally, in 1970, the municipality of Würmla bought the castle. After being used, among other things, as an artificial sausage casing factory, it was in very poor condition. In 2002, the castle was restored and has since served as the municipal office.