Litschau Castle

Litschau Castle, locally known as Schloss Litschau, lies, in a town with the same name, in the province of Lower Austria in Austria. The town is the most north-easterly town of Austria and thus close to the Czech border.

Litschau Castle has an irregular shape with a curtain wall, remains of circular towers, and a dry moat. It has a circular keep dating back to the 13th century.

The castle was first mentioned in 1215. It was owned by the Kuenringer and Puchheim families. In 1431, the castle was severely damaged by the Hussites. Since 1763, the castle has been owned by the Counts of Sellern-Anspang.

There are several nice legends about the castle. One legend tells of the wife of the local lord. When Swedish troops besieged the castle, she stood on top of the keep. From there, she is supposed to have shot an arrow with which she hit a spoon out of the hand of a Swedish general who was having lunch.

As the castle is private property and is inhabited by its owners, it can't be visited. I think this is a lovely, small castle. It also has extra meaning for me, as Litschau is where my grandma came from.

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