Schloss Pirkensee, Baroque castle with park in Pirkensee, Maxhütte-Haidhof, Bavaria, Germany

Schloss Pirkensee is a two-story castle with four onion-shaped towers located in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria. The structure displays classical Baroque features with a saddle roof and sits within landscaped grounds.

Pirkensee first appears in records in 1326 with Hertel von Pirchense as landlord. The Teufel family owned it from 1521 to 1731, and Wolf Teufel began expanding it into a noble residence. In June 1632, imperial troops destroyed the old castle during the Thirty Years' War. Johann Bernhard von Francken had it demolished and built the present Baroque three-winged castle with onion domes between 1731 and 1734, along with St. Anna's chapel.

The St. Anna chapel inside the castle features ornate Rococo decorations on its walls and ceiling. It once served as the spiritual center for the local community before a new parish church was established in the village.

Schloss Pirkensee stands at Floriansweg 7 in the Pirkensee district of Maxhütte-Haidhof, about 20 km north of Regensburg. The building is privately run and can be rented for festive occasions; it is not a public museum. The grounds are not described as open to casual visitors, so view the white facade and onion-domed towers from the public street.

During the Franco-Prussian War the castle served as a military hospital for wounded soldiers. After World War II it also provided shelter for displaced persons from Eastern Europe.