Schloss Hartheim,

Schloss Hartheim, also known as Hartheim Castle, is a citadel at Alkoven in Upper Austria, some 14 kilometres from Linz, Austria. It was constructed by way of Jakob von Aspen in 1600, and it is a distinguished Renaissance castle inside the united states of america. The constructing became notorious as one of the Nazi Euthanasia killing centers, wherein the killing application Action T4 took place. In 1898, Prince Camillo Heinrich Starhemberg 1835 to 1900 donated the castle as a present to the Upper Austria Charity Organization. With the assist of extra donations, they used the castle from the beginning of the 20th century as a psychiatric institution.

Hartheim lies in the center of the so-called Eferding Basin, that runs alongside the River Danube from Ottensheim to Aschach an der Donau. As early as 1130 a family with the name Hartheim is noted within the statistics. They have been vassals of the bishops of Passau. In 1287 three brothers, Conrad, Peter and Henry of Hartheim, were named as owners of the citadel as part of a barter association with the Wilhering Abbey. In any case by using 1323 every other family turned into named as the owners.