Arbesbach Castle
| Arbesbach Castle | ||
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 Arbesbach Castle from the west |
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| Alternative name (s): | Stockzahn of the Waldviertel | |
| Creation time : | Late 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, rocky location | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Ministerial nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Arbesbach | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 29 '39.8 " N , 14 ° 57' 39.1" E | |
| Height: | 898 m above sea level A. | |
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The castle Arbesbach , called Stockzahn the Waldviertel , is the ruin of a high and late medieval hilltop castle , east of Purrath in the market town Arbesbach in the district of Zwettl in Lower Austria .
location
The ruin is located on a granite rock at around 900 meters above sea level on the western edge of the Waldviertel highlands . Their surroundings are characterized by dense coniferous forests , which are loosened up by island-like fields and meadows . Due to its exposed location and striking shape of the former is keep in clear weather from afar.
history
The castle was the 12th century at the end of Hadmar II. Of Kuenring built and served in the border fortifications against those of Slavs inhabited areas north of the dominion of Kuenringer as Vorwerk the Castle Rappottenstein . In 1480 it was destroyed by a Bohemian raiding party and not rebuilt afterwards. In 1884, the Austrian tourist club built the 18-meter-high so-called Alexanderwarte as a viewing platform on the remains of the former pentagonal keep .
As a replacement for the castle as a manor house, the manor house in Arbesbach was built in 1593 .
Todays use
The Arbesbach castle ruins are a popular destination. The Alexanderwarte offers a panoramic view from Bohemia to the Alps . On the weekends, members of the Arbesbacher Beautification Association are available to answer questions about the Waldviertel and the ruins. The system can be explored independently on the rest of the week.
literature
- Falko Daim , Karin Kühtreiber, Thomas Kühtreiber : Castles Waldviertel Wachau - Moravian Thayatal . 2nd edition, freytag & berndt, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-7079-1273-9 , pp. 66–68.
Web links
- Entry on Arbesbach in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Entry via Arbesbach castle ruins on Burgen-Austria
- Entry on Arbesbach castle ruins in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Object data on Arbesbach in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute, accessed on December 5, 2018.
- ↑ Arbesbach ruins - the stock tooth of the Waldviertel. In: mamilade.at. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .