Fohnsdorf castle ruins
| Fohnsdorf castle ruins | ||
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 Engraving of Fohnsdorf Castle by Georg Matthäus Vischer , around 1681 |
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| Creation time : | 9th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Fohnsdorf | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 12 '41 .6 " N , 14 ° 40' 26.6" E | |
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The Fohnsdorf castle ruins are the ruins of a hilltop castle north of Fohnsdorf in the municipality of Fohnsdorf in the Murtal district in Styria . The remains of the wall are under monument protection .
history
The castle was probably built in the 9th century and was first mentioned in a document in 1252. After its destruction in 1292, it was rebuilt in 1309. In 1479 the castle came into the possession of the Hungarians , later it belonged to the Archdiocese of Salzburg until 1805 .
architecture
The castle stood on a steeply sloping foothill of the Frohndorfer mountain. Remnants of the walls of the keep and the palace still exist.
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Steiermark (excluding Graz) 1982 . Fohnsdorf, castle ruins, p. 105.
- Georg Clam Martinic: Austrian Castle Lexicon. Palaces, castles and ruins. Landesverlag, Linz 1991, ISBN 3-85214-559-7 .
- Robert Baravalle: Castles and palaces of Styria. Leykam, Graz 1995, ISBN 3-7011-7323-0 .
- Wilfried Bahnmüller: Castles and palaces in Burgenland and in Styria. Residenz-Verlag, St. Pölten, Salzburg 2008. ISBN 978-3-7017-3077-3 .
Web links
Commons : Burgruine Fohnsdorf - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Entry via Fohnsdorf to Burgen-Austria
- Fohnsdorf ruin on burgseite.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://members.chello.at/burgen/Meinweb4/Fohnsdorf.htm , accessed on February 21, 2011.
- ^ Entry on Fohnsdorf castle ruins in the Austria Forum , accessed on February 21, 2011.
