The most famous castle in Austria is Schönbrunn Palace, ranked #13 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Belvedere (Vienna) and Hofburg Palace.
The Castlemap atlas charts 81 castles, 3 fortresses, 57 palaces & châteaux and 59 ruins in Austria. They span more than 11 centuries — from Linz Palace (founded 799) to Schloss Wilhelminenberg (c. 1925). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Austria.
Map of castles in Austria
On the map they cluster thickest around St. Pölten — 82 within a 100 km day trip, then Vienna (79) and Graz (55). The northernmost is Burg Heidenreichstein, the southernmost Burgruine Ras — about 270 km apart.
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Vienna · Castles near Innsbruck · Castles near St. Pölten · Castles near Graz · Castles near Salzburg · Castles near Klagenfurt am Wörthersee — and 2 more in the city index.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 200 landmarks mapped in Austria, 146 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 12th century — 42 of them. 99 predate 1500 and 16 were built after 1700.
