© Esplanade in Bad Ischl mit Baumallee, Fluss Traun im Vordergrund, markante Häuserfassaden und Kirchturm, Berge im Hintergrund
Esplanade mit markanter Häuserfassade in Bad Ischl. Im Vordergrund der Fluss Traun. Im Hintergrund sieht man den Turm der katholischen Kirche und die umliegenden Bergwelt.
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Wildenstein Castle Ruins

Bad Ischl, Oberösterreich, Österreich
Mythical Place Wildenstein Castle dates back to the 11th – 12th century and is located on the old Eisenstraße road that leads through Wildenstein grove. Robber-knights’ castle. It was the only castle of the Inner Salzkammergut. From 1419 onwards Wildenstein Castle was also the seat of the imperial caretakers (Since 1311 the Salzkammergut had been a king’s or duke’s district resp., a state in the state). Wildenstein Castle Ruins are located on a steep crag. There used to be an upper and lower castle section. When the castle burned down for the second time in 1715 it was let go to ruin. The legend has it that Wildenstein Castle was a robber-knights’ castle and it tells of a spellbound damsel who waits for salvation in the burned down castle. Only a youngling who stands up to a nine-headed dragon in a full moon night can save the damsel. He is then rewarded with a treasure hidden in the ruins. If you hike westwards from the ruins you get to Teichwiese meadow where the fish ponds of Wildenstein Castle used to be. It is said that the village of Lauffen was connected to Wildenstein Castle with a secret, underground tunnel. Back then Lauffen was an important trade place.

  • always open (24/7)
  • open to the public

Elevation

595 m

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Wildenstein Castle Ruins
Am Fuß der Katrin
4820 Bad Ischl

Phone +43 6132 27757
E-Mail office@badischl.at
Web www.badischl.at
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Contact person

Tourismusverband Bad Ischl

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