ARCHITECTURE
The castle, situated next to the church on the Burgberg, forms jointly with the church a fortification. A four-winged building complex with a Renaissance core. Documented in 1178, Schloß Gobelsburg evolved from a castle in the 16th century. It was completely rebuilt in 1725 by Achaz von Ehrenreich.
Exterior Building
The castle presents itself today as a two-storey, four-sided building complex with a massive mansard hipped roof and a high compensatory base rising to the north. The main façade of the south tract is 13-axial with 5-axial protruding façade bays, with interlacing plaster work beneath the window roofing and in the fields following. In the middle-axis is a gabled portal with pilasters on the sides and the Zwettl Monastery coat of arms. A double coat of arms is also to be found in the gable field. The windows of the ground floor are furnished with baroque gratings.
