Schloss Immendorf

Schloss Immendorf was a castle in the village of Immendorf in Lower Austria’s Weinviertel region, close to Wullersdorf. The building began as a medieval stronghold and later became a small three-storey Kastellburg with four tall towers. In the 19th century the moat was filled in and the castle was adapted for new owners. By 1945 it stood as a modest but historic house surrounded by farmland. The castle is known for its role in the Second World War. From 1942 to 1945 it housed artworks saved from bombing, including pieces from the Museum of Applied Arts and the Lederer Klimt Collection. On 8 May 1945 the building caught fire, destroying many of the stored works. Among the losses were Klimt’s University of Vienna ceiling paintings, leaving only sketches and photographs behind. After the fire the ruins were stripped of stone and finally demolished in 1955. Today only foundation walls remain, marking the site where history and art were lost. The surrounding fields and village offer quiet views of the Weinviertel landscape. Visitors can walk the old moat’s edge and see where the castle once stood.