Schloss Goldegg, Medieval castle in Neidling, Austria

Schloss Goldegg stands on a southern spur of the Dunkelsteiner Wald in the village of Goldegg, part of Neidling. Its southwest corner preserves the nearly square bergfried and palas of the original castle; the chapel, added in 1495, projects far south with its choir. East of it lie the Herrenhaus and gate tower, and a kitchen wing extends north, enclosing a courtyard with a corner tower in its northeast angle.

A Wézil von Goldegg is documented in 1293; in 1326 the estate passed as a fief to the Goldegg family, giving the castle and village their name. The chapel is recorded in 1495 under Stephan Uttendorfer. From 1589 to 1639 the Enenkel family rebuilt the medieval castle into a three-winged Late Renaissance palace. The Auersperg family owned it from 1782 to 2015, and in 2014 it passed to the Auersperg-Zaksek family.

The castle chapel, dedicated to the Crucified Saviour, has three bays under cross-ribbed vaulting and stucco work from the end of the 17th century. Its altarpiece of Christ on the Cross was painted by Josef Baldauf in 1839; two canvases of 1745 and 1747 are by Martin Johann Schmidt. Beside the chapel entrance lies a 1743 grave slab for Charlotte Auersperg, born von Lasberg.

The castle stands on a southern spur of the Dunkelsteiner Wald above the hamlet of Goldegg, at Goldegg 1 in the municipality of Neidling. The garden north of the building is crossed by the Goldegger Bach and other watercourses, so several bridges lead through it; a small pond with an island lies within. The wooden pavilion and the two-storey glasshouse stand in this garden.

The chapel's altarpiece, Christ on the Cross, was painted by Josef Baldauf in 1839, while two canvases of 1745 and 1747 are by Martin Johann Schmidt. Beside the chapel entrance, in the light court, lies a 1743 grave slab for Charlotte Auersperg, née von Lasberg. The chapel itself has three bays and cross-ribbed vaulting with rich stucco from the end of the 17th century.