Twimberg castle ruins
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| Creation time : | around 931 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Bad St. Leonhard -Twimberg | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 54 '59.2 " N , 14 ° 50' 47.3" E | |
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The castle ruin Twimberg is the ruin of a hilltop castle above the town of Twimberg in the municipality of Bad St. Leonhard . The former fortress was built in a dominant position at the mouth of the Waldensteiner Graben in the narrow Lavant valley at this point .
history
Around 931 the castle and the surrounding area were donated to the Archdiocese of Salzburg . Between 1326 and 1329 the feudal taker Hadneid von Weissenegg sold the castle to Bishop Dietrich von Lavant . Hadneid of Weißenegg built the slightly higher ground festivals Pirkenstein, today barely detectable Vorwerk of Twimberg. Under Bishop Dietrich von Lavant, the keep and a new construction of the Bering were built. During the time of Bishop Roth von Lavant (1468–1482) the outer bailey was built with a new gate system, the kennel , the east wing and the kitchen. Hungarian troops occupied the castle from 1481 to 1490. In 1569 the decaying complex was renewed again. From the middle of the 17th century the castle fell into disrepair.
Building description
The castle is a large, almost square complex dating from the 14th to 16th centuries. The main castle in the southeast and the extensive outer castle are surrounded by a bering . The core of the stronghold dates from the first half of the 12th century. From the east wing of the 14./15. Parts of the century have been preserved. In the northeast the remains of the mighty, probably built in the 13th century are the keep . The southern outbuilding dates from the 14th century. 300 meters to the northeast there is a tower built around 1320 and secured by ditches with a side length of twelve meters, a wall thickness of two meters and a height of 14 meters.
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 977.
Web links
- Entry via castle ruins Twimberg on Burgen-Austria