Schloss Hof

Schloss Hof is a palace located in Marchfeld, Austria near the border with Slovakia. It once belonged to Prince Eugene of Savoy who purchased it late in his life in 1726. He had it enlarged in the Baroque style by the architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt in 1729, and used it as an elaborate hunting lodge. He left it to a niece in his will, and it was later purchased by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and became part of the imperial estates.

The castle was built in the 1620s to the east of what was then the medieval fortress of Hof. After Prince Eugene of Savoy acquired the complex in 1725, he expanded it into a representative country residence. In 1755 the castle came into the possession of Austria's sovereign Maria Theresa. From 1773 to 1775, Franz Anton Hillebrandt carried out a conversion and expansion to give it the appearance it has today.

During the First World War, the Imperial and Royal Naval Academy was moved to the castle from Fiume. By 1918 it had moved on to Braunau am Inn.

The Baroque garden was reconstructed in its historical appearance by 2019.

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Schloss Hof ranks #1,151 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 200 mapped in Austria. Founded 1726, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,201 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bratislava, 15 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.

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