Schloss Krumbach, castle and boarding school in Krumbach, Austria

Schloss Krumbach is a three-and-a-half-storey four-wing complex south of the market town of Krumbach, built on a wooded hill above the Zöbernbachtal in the Bucklige Welt. Its small chapel, consecrated in 1250 to the Apostles Peter and Paul, now serves as a wedding chapel. Two room wings and a seminar room were added in the northern moat during the 1993 hotel conversion.

A fortress was built in the 13th century in response to Hungarian invasions and was largely destroyed in 1246 and 1260. In 1394 Hans von Krumbach bequeathed the estate to Pilgrim III von Puchheim, whose family held it for over 200 years. In 1629 it passed to the Pálffy-Erdöd counts; after 1848 the manorial system ended and in 1875 the Pálffy sold it to lawyer Anton Riehl.

The castle's chapel, consecrated in 1250 to the Apostles Peter and Paul, now serves as a wedding chapel. Since 2020 the building has housed the Schloss Krumbach International School, which has been an authorised IB World School since June 2021 and offers the IB Diploma Programme to students in Grades 11 and 12.

The location sits on a hill and is accessible on foot from the village of Krumbach. Keep in mind that the grounds are actively used as a school campus, so public access may be limited.

The castle was rebuilt after military destruction and stones from earlier structures were reused in the new construction. This reuse of materials still shows today how the site's turbulent past shaped its walls.