Schloss Oberweis, Heritage castle in Laakirchen, Austria

Schloss Oberweis is a three-storey, hook-shaped building with a hipped roof, standing in a landscaped park in the municipality of Laakirchen. Its show façade faces the pond, which holds an artificial island laid out in 1966. A continuous cornice runs along the walls, the ground floor is finished in rusticated render, and a garden-side balcony rests on two stone columns.

Oberweis was first recorded in 1383 as a fief of Ulrich Aboltinger von Abolting, held by the Aboltinger family until 1446, when the Geymanns succeeded them. In 1484 it passed as dowry to Walter Hauser, and Emperor Frederick III enfeoffed him with it. Alois Haselmayr, k. u. k. postmaster in Lambach, had the castle rebuilt from the ground up in 1843, giving it its present appearance and laying out the landscape park.

Schloss Oberweis is one of the venues of the Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden, the regional summer festival held around Gmunden. Concerts and performances take place in the castle grounds while the owners, the Carvatech company, use the building as a residential complex. The name Oberweis derives from the old estate name recorded in 1383.

The estate is privately operated and managed as a residential complex by Carvatech GmbH, which means public access is limited. Due to its protected heritage status, visitors should check beforehand whether a visit is possible.

During World War II, the Nazi organization Lebensborn operated a children's home called Alpenland at the castle. This dark chapter remains part of the site's complex history and is preserved today through its heritage protection status.