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Grieskirchen is a municipality in the Hausruckviertel region of Upper Austria with a population of 5029 (as of January 1, 2022) and the seat of the district administrative offices of the districts of Grieskirchen and Eferding, which were merged as part of an administrative community. The competent court of the judicial district of Grieskirchen is also located in the city.

Culture and sights

    Parz Castle, with its important exterior frescoes, is one of the most stately Renaissance castles in Upper Austria and forms a cohesive ensemble with the adjoining Parz moated castle. About 400 years ago, the southern façade of the castle was decorated with extensive frescoes, which until a few years ago were covered over by baroque paint and were only discovered in 1987 during renovation work. It is the largest cycle of exterior Renaissance frescoes north of the Alps preserved in the original. In 2010, Parz Castle hosted the provincial exhibition Renaissance and Reformation.
    Tollet Castle is a Renaissance castle built between 1601 and 1611 in the adjacent municipality of Tollet. The first fortification dates back to 1170. Between 1601 and 1611 Hans V. Jörger von Tollet had the castle rebuilt in the Renaissance style with, among other things, a courtyard walkway with interesting closing grilles from 1607, comprising 48 fields with 46 different motifs. From 2002-2009 renovation of the castle. Today, the Bezirksheimathausverein Grieskirchen, a non-profit cultural association, has its headquarters at Tollet Castle and has been operating the Kulturama Schloss Tollet Museum in the castle since April 23, 2009. It hosts exhibitions and concerts.[4]
    Reinleiten Castle no longer stands in its original form; it was converted into a hospital by Georg Wagenleithner at the beginning of the 20th century, which now belongs to the Franciscan order.
    The parish church of Grieskirchen was built in Gothic style and later baroqueized.
    Annakapelle[5]: late Gothic chapel from the 15th century with ribbed vault and altar in early Baroque style (mid-17th century).
    Town house at Stadtplatz 40: built at the end of the 16th century under Siegmund and Gundacker v. Polheim, Renaissance portal 1604, round corner oriel. Today it is the inn "Zum weißen Kreuz". Connected by the so-called Schwibbogen with the neighboring house at the same time Stadtplatz No. 3. Later owned by the innkeeper and mayor Christoph Manglburger (1541-1616).
    Karbrunnen: In the Middle Ages a devastating fire raged - the Karbrunnen on the church square dates from this time.
    Holy Trinity Column: Donated in 1708 by Johann Georg Adam von Hoheneck. Until 1972 it stood in Unternberg next to the Trattnach Bridge, since 1979 it has been located on Pühringerplatz.
    Sebastian Cemetery: originated in 1585 from a plague pond, with a dated entrance gate from 1593.