Schloss Mauer, Radstadt, Medieval castle in Radstadt, Austria

Schloss Mauer is a three-story stone residence with a hipped roof and two surviving southern towers, sitting at the northeastern edge of Radstadt's center. The building's massive construction and distinctive towers make it a notable presence in the town's layout.

In 1350 the cathedral chapter's urbar records Jakob von Mauer as holder of the estate, where a residential tower of the kind usual in the Pongau is presumed. The property then passed to the Graf family: Konrad Graf became judge in Radstadt in 1344, and his descendants, styled Graf zu Schernberg, acquired Mauer along with the Grafenhaus, Tandalier and Lerchen. After 1565 Jakob Graf zu Schernberg gave the residence its present form.

Locals call it Oberbräuschlössl, a name that dates from 1804, when Martin Kaswurm finally obtained a tavern licence and the estate became a popular excursion destination. The east gateway carries the year 1577 and four stone half-spheres, a detail worth spotting on the entrance side.

The castle is private property and cannot be entered; it is best viewed from the street. The entrance gate on the east side, dated 1577 and set with four stone half-spheres, and the two surviving southern towers with their bricked-up loopholes are the details to look for from outside.

A major fire in 1865 destroyed two of the original four defensive towers and permanently changed the building's appearance. This fire event still shapes what visitors see today.