 These were a rich noble family with numerous possessions in the "land of the Abbey" (Passauer Abbey Country).Nothing remains from the former castle.Originally it was named "Griespach", then "Griesbach on high market" (to distinguish it from "Griesbach in the cell" = Obernzell) and finally renamed in 1806 to Untergriesbach (to distinguish it from Bad Griesbach in the Rott Valley).