HISTORY

1074

The castle was first mentioned in a contract dated 1074 in relation to Azzo de Gobatsburich, Earl of Kuenring. The property remained in the possession of the Kuenring until the end of the 12th century when it changed hands to the family Felsberg-Falkenstein as a dowry of the last lady Kuenring. In the 15th century the Habsburgs as reigning Dukes of Austria took possession of the estate. Obviously during the flourishing regimen of the Habsburg, German Emperors then, the fortified castle Gobatsburg was torn down to be replaced by a Renaissance manor house. It changed hands again only 100 years later.

History and Development of Schloss Gobelsburg's Viticulture and Wine-making
When Stift Zwettl, a Cistercian monastery, was founded by Earl Hadmar I of Kuenring in 1137 the monks were bestowed with forrests and land around Zwettl in the heart of Waldviertel as well as with vineyards and arable land in Kammern near Langenlois and the rivers Kamp and Danube. The oldest known vineyard in the region is mentioned in this deed of donation, i.e. the Allerheiligenstiftung.