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Castle Murau

Murau

Current information

Guided tours for children:

  • July 10 and 24 2025
  • August 07 and 21 2025

each at 16:00

The castle above Murau stands out as a landmark. Murau would not have become what it is today without the formative castle and its history: a cultural, lively center with European values.

Fancy a short trip into the past? The castle, which was first mentioned in 1250, was long owned by the Liechtenstein family. Until 1617, when the widow Anna Neumann von Wasserleonburg married the young Imperial Count Georg Ludwig zu Schwarzenberg in her sixth marriage. He had the castle demolished in 1628 and built the castle in its present form. Since then, the Schwarzenbergs have owned the dominion of Murau.

Currently, Prince Karel Schwarzenberg, the former Czech foreign minister and honorary chairman of the opposition Czech party TOP 09, is the owner of the estate and has close ties with the town. Today, Murau Castle houses the Schwarzenberg forestry administration, the castle museum and the Schwarzenberg archives. In the castle museum, you can breathe history and marvel. In the Picture Gallery, the Kitchen, the Knights' Hall, the Cat Hall, the Dungeon and the Chapel you will get an impression of life in the castle, the history of the family and the reign. A highlight is the princely tapestry collection with its elaborately embroidered and decorated tapestries. You can only visit the castle on the guided tours on offer (guided tours for children are also possible).

Contact

Schloss Murau
Schloßberg 1
8850 Murau

What the weather will be like

Murau (811m)

Morning
cloudy
18°C
15%
0 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
27°C
40%
10 km/h
Night
rainy
24°C
55%
10 km/h
Early morning showers, then dry and fairly sunny. But thunderstorms will be likely towards evening.
Morning
very sunny
18°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
31°C
10%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
26°C
15%
10 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
03.07.2025
cloudy
14°C 31°C
04.07.2025
cloudy
15°C 28°C
05.07.2025
rainy
14°C 28°C