Johannstein castle ruins

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Johannstein castle ruins
Johannstein castle ruins.jpg
Creation time : unsecured
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: ruin
Place: Sparbach
Geographical location 48 ° 5 '7.5 "  N , 16 ° 11' 5.7"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '7.5 "  N , 16 ° 11' 5.7"  E
Height: 450  m above sea level A.

The ruins of Johannstein Castle are located near Sparbach in Lower Austria ( Austria ) around eight kilometers west of Mödling at around 450  m above sea level. A.

It is not certain when the hilltop castle was built. It was first named as a ruin. Its ruins and the Sparbach zoo have belonged to the Liechtenstein family since 1809 . In the years 1995 to 2000 the existing masonry was fundamentally secured and restored .

Today the ruin is almost completely enclosed by the surrounding forest. Access is only possible during the opening times of the zoo.

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