Schloss Gschwendt, Medieval castle in Neuhofen an der Krems, Austria.

Schloss Gschwendt is a castle at Steyrerstraße 24–26 in the Gries district of Neuhofen an der Krems, east of the Krems River. Of the original water castle with double towered walls and three transverse wings, only the ten-axis main tract remains. A metal-glass bridge crosses a new water feature to the entrance, where a crowned medallion shows the Upper Austrian coat of arms flanked by two angels.

The castle first appeared in records in 1308 as a fief of the Bishop of Passau and passed to the Losensteiner family in 1369. This family maintained control over the property for centuries and used it as a refuge during periods of conflict.

The name Gschwendt comes from the old estate name, not from a family: the first recorded holder in 1308 was Heinrich der Gschwendtner, also called Heinrich von Volkenstorff. The lordship included the Landgericht (regional court), and around 1750 it counted 502 subjects. A 1976 column in front of the castle commemorates the 1626 battle.

The property now operates as a modern care and rehabilitation facility located in an accessible area east of the river. Visitors should note that the building is primarily used for medical purposes and is not open to general public access.

A column erected in front of the castle in 1976 commemorates the 1626 battle, in which peasants led by Achaz Wiellinger faced imperial troops under Hans Christoph Löbl and reportedly lost more than a thousand men. The poorly equipped farmers were defeated.