Rabenstein Castle Ruins

Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Austria

Rabenstein Castle was built around 1100 to protect nearby Sankt Paul im Lavanttal. It 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. in 1636 the castle was destroyed by fire and left to decay.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Unterhaus 4, Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Austria

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Details

Founded: c. 1100
Category: Castles and fortifications in Austria

More Information

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Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Babity Domonkos (3 years ago)
It is very beatfull view

Artur (5 years ago)
Just ruins yet still lovely and the views are spectacular. I rode my bike up there.

Rafael Tomaschitz (5 years ago)
Sehr schön

George Trofymov (6 years ago)
If you are asking about historical place, not about the food/sleep/etc - it's pretty cute if there are not much visitors. Great view, acceptable renovation - not too much, but to see how it was. If you can take it like nice park, then you can have a great time there

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