Schloss Fürberg, Castle in Salzburg, Austria

Schloss Fürberg is a castle in Salzburg built in Gothic style, featuring the main building alongside a chapel and farm structures. The entire complex sits at the base of Kapuzinerberg and is surrounded by a park with mature trees and a small stream.

The castle was first mentioned in 1316 and originally belonged to the Church of St. Peter before passing through various owners over the centuries. In the 17th century, the Feyertag family built the present castle following plans of an older fortress and gave it their family name.

The castle bears the name of a family that lived here for centuries and shaped its character. The chapel on the grounds with its stained glass windows shows how religion and family life were intertwined over time.

The castle is private property and cannot be visited. From the end of Pausingerstraße, a semicircular gate in the perimeter wall opens into the landscaped park, but the grounds are not open to the public. The exterior and the park with its stream and small waterfall can be seen from the surrounding streets at the foot of the Kapuzinerberg.

The chapel on the grounds is said to date back to the Middle Ages in its core; it was rebuilt after a fire in 1845, refitted in the historicist style in 1893 and renovated in 1958. The estate still holds Baron von Plason's collection, including numerous Gothic stained-glass coat-of-arms panels.