Burgruine Griffen
| Griffen Castle | |
|---|---|
| Griffen, Austria | |
 | |
| Coordinates | 46°42′19″N 14°43′39″E / 46.70528°N 14.72750°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Market Town of Griffen |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1124-1146 |
| Built by | Otto of Bamberg |
| In use | until 1768 |
| Demolished | 1840 |
| Battles/wars | 1292-1293 occupied by Count Ulrich von Heunberg |
The Burg Griffen is a
Carinthia.[1]
History
The castle was built between 1124 and 1146 by order of
Emperor Friedrich I mentioned Grivena as a Bamberg property.[2]
In 1292 the
Maria Theresa of Austria and the castle was incorporated into the Carinthian duchy.[4]
About 1520 a large reconstruction of the castle took place as a protection against the threat posed by the Ottoman forces with a base amounted of about 4000 m2, though the Turks never laid siege to Griffen.[5]
Cave
Within the mountain is the Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle (
dripstone cave) with a length of 485m/1591 ft, which was not discovered until the late days of World War II. It is open to public and a natural landmark since 1957.[6]
External links
- (in German) Griffen at burgen.de
References
- ^ Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kunst und Denkmalpflege (in German). Anton Schroll. 2001. p. 217.
- ISBN 978-3-87735-180-2.
- ^ Preger, Wilhelm (1865). Albrecht von Oesterreich und Adolf von Nassau (in German). Straub. p. 17.
- ^ Ginhart, Karl (1934). Die Kunstdenkmäler Kärntens (in German). A. Kollitsch. p. 894.
- ^ Carinthia I: Mittheilungen des Geschichtsvereins für Kärnten (in German). Verlag der Geschichtsvereins für Kärnten. 1961. p. 368.
- ISBN 978-83-01-13673-4.
.JPG)
.JPG)
.svg){kind=small} | This Carinthia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |