Castle Blühnbach, Historic castle in Tenneck, Austria

Schloss Blühnbach is a castle in the Blühnbachtal near Werfen, Salzburg. Its long southeast front mixes a round-arched early 17th-century portal with a flat gable and a statue of Mary above it; the middle section is three storeys, the outer parts rise higher, and the roof is divided into five. The southwest side has a Gothic-style portal, a column-supported terrace and a balustrade. White walls, green shutters and a steep grey shingled roof with dormers and chimneys face the valley.

Blühnbach began as a wooden hunting lodge, first documented in 1431. Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau had it rebuilt in stone as a hunting castle from 1603 to 1607, with builders Ruep Eder, Andrä Maurer and Gabriel Prändtl. In 1908 the Habsburgs bought it, and in 1910 heir Franz Ferdinand had cathedral builder Ludwig Simon rebuild and refurnish it.

The castle chapel of St. Rupert is documented since 1582; Franz Ferdinand had the older chapel, dedicated to Our Lady, rebuilt in neo-Gothic style and made it a side chapel of a new, larger St. Rupert chapel, furnishing it with pieces he gathered himself. Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach, the last Krupp owner, was buried in its crypt in 1986.

The castle is not currently open to visitors and can only be viewed from the outside, as it sits on private land. The valley offers hiking trails that explore the surrounding area and provide views of the fortress from various angles.

Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach, the last Krupp owner, was buried in 1986 in the crypt of the castle chapel of St. Rupert. The chapel itself has been documented since 1582; under Franz Ferdinand the older chapel was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style and made a side chapel of a new, larger St. Rupert chapel.