Austria Grub Castle (view from Hallstatt)
Grub Castle is located on the eastern shore of Lake Hallstatt near Obertraun in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria, in the Gmunden district of Upper Austria.
The castle was built in 1522; originally, a farmhouse called "Gut in der Grub" stood on the site. By 1622, it was owned by the von Eysselsberg family.
Between 1864 and 1890, Grub came into the possession of the ambassador of the Tsar, Alexander Chaffkini; through him, the castle was remodeled in a historicist style in 1868 and received its romantic exterior appearance.
The following legend surrounds the castle: A wedding party behaved blasphemously on the ice of the frozen Lake Hallstatt, with two counts arguing over a girl. The ice broke and the party drowned. A column in Grub Castle commemorates the tragedy.
The castle was built in 1522; originally, a farmhouse called "Gut in der Grub" stood on the site. By 1622, it was owned by the von Eysselsberg family.
Between 1864 and 1890, Grub came into the possession of the ambassador of the Tsar, Alexander Chaffkini; through him, the castle was remodeled in a historicist style in 1868 and received its romantic exterior appearance.
The following legend surrounds the castle: A wedding party behaved blasphemously on the ice of the frozen Lake Hallstatt, with two counts arguing over a girl. The ice broke and the party drowned. A column in Grub Castle commemorates the tragedy.
Photography Tips
If you want a great reflection shoot the castle from the opposite site of the lake - a small bridge in Hallstatt. Use a long lens >300mm.
Travel Information
Park at the Hallstatt main parking lot P2.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Nearly no other people
Best Timing
Daytime in fall
Sunrise & Sunset
05:10 - 20:57
| current local time: 00:14
Photo Themes
autumn
Castle
fall
herbstfarben
Lake
reflection
Locations
Hallstatt
Oberösterreich
Upper Austria
Obertraun
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