Rabenstein Castle (Carinthia)

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.

Rabenstein Castle
Carinthia, Austria
Coordinates46°41′19″N 14°52′20″E / 46.68861°N 14.87222°E / 46.68861; 14.87222
TypeRock castle (Felsenburg)
Height691 meters
Site information
OwnerPrivate
ConditionRuin
Site history
Built1100
Built byEngelbert I von Sponheim
In use1100 – 19th century

History

edit

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

edit

References

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