The castle is located east of the village of Feistritz and was mentioned in a document as early as 1343 as Haus Feistritz and is a late medieval fortification that was expanded into a castle in the 16th century. Guided tours in the summer months.
The four-winged building has two round towers at the northwest and southeast corners, central wing in the west with a crested hipped roof. Window and portal frames on the northwest tower have remained visible as late Baroque components. The altar in the chapel is by Balthasar Prandtstätterfrom the 2nd quarter of the 18th century. The Knights' Hall in the south wing has a wooden beam ceiling and dates from the late 16th century.General renovation took place in 2010-2012. The palace was a morning gift (according to German law, a gift from the husband to the wife on the morning after the wedding night) of the last Austrian Emperor Charles I to his bride Zita Maria delle Grazie of Bourbon-Parma in 1913.
It offers a wonderfully festive setting for concerts, readings and also weddings. The historic building is available for civil and church weddings all year round! Feistritz Castle is also home to the Garden of Encounter. Created by the sculptor Hans Leitner, the fountain is intended to make people aware of the cycles of water and life. The sculptures exhort us to encounter our counterparts as equals. Education with a future.
Since 1950, the castle has served as a school and currently bears the name Fachschule für Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft Schloss Feistritz-St. Martin. Since October 2017, Feistritz Castle as a school - Technical School for Agriculture and Food Management - offers a training course for the Berufsreifeprüfung in cooperation with the bfi Murau. A part-time variant and a full-time variant are offered.
Guided tour by appointment only.