Greifenfels castle ruins
| Greifenfels castle ruins | ||
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| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Ebenthal in Carinthia | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 35 '54 " N , 14 ° 22' 20" E | |
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The Greifenfels castle ruins are located on a rocky knoll on the northern slope of the Sattnitzerberge in the municipality of Ebenthal in Carinthia . It is located near the state capital Klagenfurt , about halfway between Gurnitz and Ebenthal in Carinthia.
history
The castle was built by Wulfing and Heinrich von Gurnitz (see Gurnitz castle ruins ) around 1230/31. They received the right to build a fortress on the property belonging to the Viktring monastery from Pope Gregory IX . In 1315 the castle became the property of the Auffensteiner , in 1404 (or 1408) it came under the rule of the Lords of Neuhaus. After they had completed Ebenthal Castle below the castle in 1566 , they gave up Greifenfels in 1588 in favor of their new residence. The ruins have been owned by the Counts of Goëss since 1704 .
Building description
Only very small remains of the ruins can be seen. Remnants of the building can only be reconstructed on the northeast corner, where a pouring stone suggests a kitchen. The curtain wall encompasses an area about 35 meters long and 20 meters wide, which is given by the shape of the castle rock. It is therefore completely irregular and kinked several times. The corner connections of the walls consisted of carefully hewn, tuff and limestone blocks, as far as they can be seen from the few preserved areas.
See also
literature
- Hugo Henckel-Donnersmarck: Castles and palaces in Carinthia. Leon, Klagenfurt 1964. (2 volumes)
- Franz Xaver Kohla, Gustav Adolf von Metnitz, Gotbert Moro: Carinthian Castle Studies Part One - Carinthia's castles, mansions and fortified sites. History Association for Carinthia, Klagenfurt 1973.
- Gerhard Stenzel: From castle to castle in Austria. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1973, ISBN 3-218-00229-X .
- Georg Clam Martinic: Austrian Castle Lexicon. Castles and ruins, mansions, palaces and palaces. 2nd Edition. Landesverlag, Linz 1992, ISBN 3-85214-559-7 .
- Michael Leischner, Alois Brandstetter: Castles and palaces in Carinthia. Carinthia, Klagenfurt 2000, ISBN 3-85378-520-4 .
- Hermann Wiessner, Margareta Vyoral-Tschapka: Castles and palaces in Carinthia - Hermagor, Spittal / Drau, Villach. 2nd expanded edition. Birken-Verlag, Vienna 1986.