Rottenegg, Upper Austria

Rottenegg is a village in the municipality of Sankt Gotthard im Mühlkreis, in Upper Austria. It is named after the now-ruined Rottenegg Castle, just east of the village.

Rottenegg
Rottenegg Castle in 1674
Rottenegg Location in Austria
Coordinates: 48.368275°N 14.135025°E / 48.368275; 14.135025
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Urfahr-Umgebung
Municipality	Sankt Gotthard im Mühlkreis
Elevation	473 m (1,552 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4112

Rottenegg is surrounded by hilly country and is a good area for hiking, with excellent views. It once lay on a Via Regia, a medieval trade route.[1] The ruined castle is on a projecting rock promontory where the Kleinen Rodl enters the Großen Rodl river from the north, looking over the confluence. It guarded the old trade route.[2] The village puts on the Rottenegg Cultural Summer Program each year, which includes cabarets, concerts and plays.[1] The village is home to the Mühlviertler Heimatverein Rottenegg, a club that preserves folk dances and songs, and that puts on a play each year.[3] The hall at the leisure center is also used for other events.[4]