Prandegg Castle

Geschichte

Prandegg Castle is a ruined hill castle in Austria, near the village of Schönau im Mühlkreis in the Freistadt District (which lies in the Mühlviertel area of Upper Austria).LocationPrandegg is an elongated castle on a hilltop adjacent to a collection of rocky cliffs. It lies at 705m above the Adriatic (the primary sea level determinate of Austria), between two valleys formed by the Waldaist River and the smaller Prandegg stream. Gutau is 3.9km as the crow flies, with Schönau im Mühlkreis lying 5.3km away. The nearest village is Pehersdorf, along Hiking Trail No. 82 (Wanderweg Nr. 82).NameThe Name Prandegg refers to the terrain on which the castle was constructed: this included an area of forest that was clear-cut using fire and a large, exposed rocky outcropping .