Liebenfels Castle (Carinthia)
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 Liebenfels castle ruins |
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| Alternative name (s): | Liewenvelse | |
| Creation time : | 1312 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Liebenfels | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 45 '16 " N , 14 ° 16' 54" E | |
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The castle ruin Liebenfels is a twin castle on a rocky knoll northeast of the municipality Liebenfels in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan , the historical central area of Carinthia (Austria). The remaining components date from the Romanesque to the Renaissance .
history
Liebenfels was first mentioned in a document in 1312 as Liewenvelse . Between 1484 and 1490 the castle was conquered by the Hungarians , occupied and partially destroyed in the process. Remnants of the bulwarks below the medieval complex date from this occupation .
Valvasor depicts the hilltop castle as "almost deserted" as early as 1690.
investment
The two massive bergfrieds from the 13th and 14th centuries are remarkable . Century, which are separated by the unusually extensive outer bailey. The larger of the two towers has six floors and formed the core of the very small and strongly fortified stronghold . This keep has eye-catching groups of windows on the top floor, which FX Kohla interpreted as a signal window. The meaning of these windows is still unclear today. In the southwest corner of the extensive outer bailey, near the gate, is the second, four-storey keep.
The high spot that is built around the larger dungeon, also includes the former palace that was executed surprisingly narrow and therefore offered little living space. In the north-west corner there is a conspicuous five-part window group that suggests a block workshop .
The complex is surrounded by a beautiful Gothic curtain wall with preserved battlements . The castle chapel and the newer and more spacious residential building, which adjoins the stronghold in the west, date from the Renaissance .
Eastern part of the castle, with keep
Small tower
left main castle with keep, right second keep
Palas, residential buildings and outbuildings to the east below the keep
200 m north of the castle: remains of a bulwark from the siege by Hungary, 15th century
See also
literature
- 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.
Web links
- Entry via Liebenfels (Hochliebenfels) on Burgen-Austria
- The Palas von Liebenfels (burgseite.com)