Schrattenthal#

Schrattenthal, Lower Austria, town in the district of Hollabrunn, alt. 289 m, pop. 940, area 22.43 km2, agricultural community at the north-west border of the Weinviertel region, south of Retz. Wine-growing, trade. - Documented mention 1220 as "Schratental", regularly laid out in the 15th century, granted town status in 1472. - Remains of late-Gothic fortification (wall, 2 defense towers, Eggenburger Tor gateway); castle (formerly town fortification) with late-Gothic fortified chapel (1436-1438) and parapet walk; gatehouse with so-called "Schafstall" building and prison tower (15th century); main castle building (late-Gothic core) with Baroque alterations (formerly moated castle, alterations until 1719); late-Gothic parish church (15th century) with baptismal font of red marble (15th century) and gravestones decorated with the coat of arms of the Eyczing family (15th - 16th centuries); pillory (1542) and column dedicated to the Virgin Mary (1680).

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