Castle Park

The castle was expanded under the Bavarian dukes Albrecht I and Ludwig the Bearded in the 14th and 15th centuries to become an important state fortress. In the 17th century, the mighty high castle with its imposing keep experienced its heyday. The castle was almost completely destroyed by devastating fires in 1724 and 1775 and was never rebuilt.

Castle park: former castle courtyard, converted into a park in 1895. The 26 metre deep well was rediscovered in 2003.

Schärding castle became an important fortress in the 14th and 15th centuries under Duke Albrecht I. and Duke Ludwig the Bearded of Bavaria. By the time it reached its heyday some two centuries later, it had become an imposing complex, dominated by a mighty keep. Having been almost completely destroyed by the devasting fires of 1724 and 1775, it was never rebuilt, although the former courtyard was refashioned as a park in 1895.