Rabenstein Castle (Carinthia)

Rabenstein Castle
Carinthia, Austria
Coordinates 46°41′19″N 14°52′20″E / 46.68861°N 14.87222°E / 46.68861; 14.87222Coordinates: 46°41′19″N 14°52′20″E / 46.68861°N 14.87222°E / 46.68861; 14.87222
Type Rock castle (Felsenburg)
Height 691 meters
Site information
Owner Private
Condition Ruin
Site history
Built 1100
Built by Engelbert I von Sponheim
In use 1100 – 19th century

Rabenstein Castle[1] (German: Burgruine Rabenstein) is a ruined rock castle in Carinthia, Austria. Rabenstein Castle is 691 meters (2,267 ft) above sea level.[2] Rabenstein Castle was built around 1100 to protect nearby Sankt Paul im Lavanttal.

History

Rabenstein Castle began as a mere watchtower built on a tall hill. Rabenstein became a castle when Engelbert I Sponheim, Margrave of Istria founded St. Paul's Abbey in 1091 in order to protect the abbey and town around it.

The castle was occupied by the Rabensteins (whose name henceforth stuck to the structure) until 1200, the Archbishop of Salzburg until 1300,

See also

References

  1. Mobile History: Rabenstein Castle.
  2. Plechl, Pia Maria. 1973. Land der Berge: die schönsten Pass- und Höhenstrassen Österreichs. Vienna: Molden, p. 78.


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