--- title: Kammer Lake Castle url: "https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/402172/kammer-lake-castle.html" description: "The lakeside castle Seeschloss Kammer is privately owned and can only be visited from the outside.Get inspired now and try out the 360° Perspectives Tour!" date: 2025-07-04 modified: 2025-07-04 --- # Kammer Lake Castle Kammer Lake Castle ==================== Schörfling am Attersee, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206342/1F3FD16E0AD7AF54705AB92793FBB167C84C64C3B753EC29EFCB65ED19102CC1/schoerfling-am-attersee-tvb-attersee-attergau-moritz-ablinger-1.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206343/E047D5EA33CC906040084775CA392093BA3523A7A011EC3BEFECECCAEA261FA8/schoerfling-am-attersee-tvb-attersee-attergau-moritz-ablinger-2.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger Close copyright [ ![Seeschloß Kammer photographed from above](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206342/1F3FD16E0AD7AF54705AB92793FBB167C84C64C3B753EC29EFCB65ED19102CC1/schoerfling-am-attersee-tvb-attersee-attergau-moritz-ablinger-1.jpg "© TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206342/1F3FD16E0AD7AF54705AB92793FBB167C84C64C3B753EC29EFCB65ED19102CC1/schoerfling-am-attersee-tvb-attersee-attergau-moritz-ablinger-1.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger Close copyright [ ![Seeschloss Kammer in Schörfling am Attersee: The picture shows a picturesque area with a lake surrounded by green hills and mountains. In the middle of the peaceful landscape is a complex with several buildings that appear to house a hotel or similar tourist accommodation.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206343/E047D5EA33CC906040084775CA392093BA3523A7A011EC3BEFECECCAEA261FA8/schoerfling-am-attersee-tvb-attersee-attergau-moritz-ablinger-2.jpg "© TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206343/E047D5EA33CC906040084775CA392093BA3523A7A011EC3BEFECECCAEA261FA8/schoerfling-am-attersee-tvb-attersee-attergau-moritz-ablinger-2.jpg) 1. 2. Hauptstrasse 28 4861 Schörfling am Attersee [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Hauptstrasse%2028%2C%204861%20Sch%C3%B6rfling%20am%20Attersee "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Hauptstrasse%2028%2C%204861%20Sch%C3%B6rfling%20am%20Attersee "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.946433248&lon=13.591997623&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) The lakeside castle Seeschloss Kammer is privately owned and can only be visited from the outside. [Get inspired now and try out the 360° Perspectives Tour!](https://www.360perspektiven.com/projekte/attersee_update2022/?startscene=276&startactions=lookat(-276.5,25.26,100,0,0);) The name 'Kammer' first appeared with the mention of Haidfalk of Cham, (Hæidfolcho de Cham) in 1249 around the time the Schaunberger family was installed as governors of the area. In 1260, a castle 'Kammer' was first mentioned. The so-called 'Veste Camer in Adersee', later 'Schloss Kammer' was built and developed by the Schaunberger family on a small island in the lake as the administrative center of the Attergau region. In the course of the "Schaunberger feud" between the Habsburg Duke Albrecht III. and Count Heinrich of Schaunberg, Reinprecht II of Wallsee conquered the castle. The peace agreement of 1383 forced the Schaunberger family to sell the castle to the Habsburg duke. The domains Attersee / Kogl, Frankenburg and Kammer now belonged to the Habsburg sovereign and were assigned as fief. The first to obtain the fief was the governor of Upper Austria Heinrich IV of Wallsee right in 1383, in 1483 the fief passed to the Jörger family and in 1499 to the Polheim family. In 1540 the rich Hanns Hofmann, Baron of Grüenpüchel and Strechau, bought Schloss Kammer chamber as a free property, in 1570 the Habsburgs rebought it. In order to cover debts, Emperor Rudolf II had to sell Schloss Kammer in 1581 to his chamberlain and ambassador in Spain, Hans Freiherr von Khevenhüller. In 1593 he became count and the three domains Frankenburg, Kogl and Kammer were then called County Frankenburg. Between 1622 and 1649, the lakeside castle, which could only be accessed via a drawbridge, was significantly enlarged (construction of the knight's hall). In 1710, the lakeside castle was redesigned by the baroque architect Michael Prunner from Linz to become a chateau and to give it today's appearance. Prunner also planned the ensemble of service buildings gathered around a round inner courtyard. With an annual revenue of more than 10.000 guilders, Kammer constituted an important economic factor. After all, the county Kammer had 674 subjects in 1750. Two of the originally four archways had to be torn down due to increasing traffic in the 20th century. (north gate 1938, south gate 1971). The Chateau's chapel is also noteworthy. It was created by the baroque artist Franz Josef Holzinger. Until 1848, Schloss Kammer was the seat of a provincial court. In 1837 the last public execution took place here. The murderer, who had been sentenced to death, was hanged at 9 o'clock. His body was left hanging on the gallows until 6 o'clock as a deterrent. The Khevenhüller family remained in possession of the castle until 1903. For financial reasons, Ida, daughter of the last Upper Austrian Khevenhüller had to pass the possession on to the Upper Austrian State Mortgage Institution. The lime avenue leading from the former service buildings to the castle has been immortalized by Gustav Klimt in one of his famous Attersee landscapes. Schloss Kammer now became a bourgeois possession, but ownership changed often initially. In 1925, the Jeszensky family became owners, in 1994 the Max-Theurer family. Source: [www.atterwiki.at](http://www.atterwiki.at) [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Kammer Lake Castle** Hauptstrasse 28 4861 Schörfling am Attersee Phone [ +43 7662 2353 ](tel:+4376622353) E-Mail [office@arch-hoeller.at](#mailto) Web [www.atterwiki.at/index.php?title=Sc…](http://www.atterwiki.at/index.php?title=Schloss_Kammer "New window") Web [attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at "New window") http://www.atterwiki.at/index.php?title=Schloss_Kammer https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at --- **You can also visit us on** [ YouTube ](https://www.youtube.com/user/tvbattersee#p/a) [ Wikipedia ](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%B6rfling_am_Attersee)--- **Contact person** Arch.DI. Walter Höller Agerstraße 43 4861 Schörfling am Attersee Phone [ +43 7662 2755 ](tel:+4376622755) E-Mail [office@arch-hoeller.at](#mailto) Web [arch-hoeller.at](http://arch-hoeller.at "New window") --- **Legal contact information** Seeschloss Kammer Hauptstrasse 28 AT-4861 Schörfling am Attersee office@arch-hoeller.at http://www.atterwiki.at/index.php?title=Schloss_Kammer --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ The castle is privately owned - only to be visited from the outside - Can only be viewed from outside [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival**Car: From Salzburg via the A1 - Seewalchen exit continue to the traffic lights - left on the B152 to Kammer - Hauptstraße. From Vienna/Linz via A1 - exit Schörfling or Seewalchen continue to traffic light - left on B152 to Kammer - Hauptstraße From the west - Bad Ischl-Weißenbach-Steinbach-Weyregg-Schörfling-Kammer-Hauptstraße [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for pushchairs - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](http://www.atterwiki.at/index.php?title=Schloss_Kammer "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")