Schloss Münichau, Medieval château in Reith bei Kitzbühel, Austria.

Schloss Münichau stands four kilometres from Kitzbühel in Reith bei Kitzbühel. The five-storey building was reduced by one storey when it was rebuilt after a 1914 fire, work completed by 1921. Its castle chapel was consecrated in 1469. Since 1957, when the Harisch brothers converted the residence, it has served as a hotel.

The Münichau family, ministerials first of Bamberg Abbey (mentioned from 1314) and later of the Bavarian dukes, built the castle in the 15th century; its chapel was consecrated in 1469. From 1523 to 1538 the Freybergs of Hohenaschau held it, and Helene von Freyberg supported the Anabaptist movement there. From 1580 to 1921 it belonged to the lords and later counts of Lamberg; a 1914 fire damaged the five-story building, which was restored by 1921 one story lower.

The castle chapel was consecrated in 1469. From 1523 to 1538, under Helene von Freyberg, Münichau was a centre of the Anabaptist movement, which she supported; she escaped the fate of her fellow believers only by flight, and after her return to the Catholic faith her sons received the confiscated estates back from King Ferdinand.

The castle now operates as a hotel where guests can stay within its historic rooms. The mountain location means you should prepare for changing weather conditions, and a car is recommended for convenient access to the property.

The 1914 fire damaged the five-story building; restoration lasted until 1921 and lowered it by one story. The brothers Harisch then converted the Ansitz into a Schlosshotel in 1957, and it still operates as a hotel today.