Kulturzentrum Schloss Neupernstein

History:At the beginning of the 18th century, a farm, the Hanfelderhof, stood on the site of today's castle. The Hube (farmstead) was already mentioned in documents in 1228. It was a fief of Spital am Pyhrn Abbey. In 1340, Christian von Hanvelden, who belonged to the lower nobility, resided here as a vassal. In 1457, the farm belonged to Lienhart Haiden and a little later to Konrad von Hurnheim. The Urbaramtmann (land registry official) Hanns Hauser, who owned the Hanfelderhof from the early 17th century, achieved recognition of the previously peasant property as a noble seat in 1645. However, he sold it just two years later to Michael Perger. From him, it passed in 1665 to the Pfleger (administrator) of the Alt-Pernstein dominion. When he died in 1689, he bequeathed the Hanfelderhof to Kremsmünster Abbey, which also owned Alt-Pernstein. Since the Pfleger had already found the old castle too uncomfortable, the official residence was moved here. The Hanfelderhof was then called Pfleghof. Between 1715 and 1718, it was expanded into the present-day castle. The architect was Jakob Prandtauer. Only from this time did the name Neu-Pernstein emerge. Later, it was the seat of the district commissariat and the tax district. The outbuildings were constructed between 1771 and 1774. At that time, the castle was leased to Prince Windischgraetz. In 1920, it was even sold to his family, but returned to Kremsmünster Abbey in 1930. Today, the castle belongs to the municipality of Kirchdorf an der Krems and is used as a provincial music school.