Burgruine Hohenburg auf Rosenberg

Coordinates: 46°51′08″N 13°24′30″E / 46.8522222222°N 13.4083333333°E / 46.8522222222; 13.4083333333
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Burgruine Hohenburg auf Rosenberg
Pusarnitz, Lurnfeld
Castle ruins
TypeHillside castle
Site information
ConditionRuined
Site history
Built12th century
Built byCounts of Lurn
Demolished15th century

Burgruine Hohenburg auf Rosenberg is a ruined medieval castle near

Hohe Tauern
mountain range.

History

Probably erected in the late 11th century, the castle was first mentioned as castrum Hohenburc in an 1142 deed. It was then the seat of a

Archbishopric of Salzburg and became the seat of episcopal ministeriales
.

Sankt Maria in Hohenburg

Under the mediation of Duke

Feldsberg Castle as administrative seat of the Salzburg possessions. When the Ortenburg dynasty became extinct in 1418, their possessions passed to the Counts of Celje
.

Today, only ruins remain. The castle was probably destroyed in the 15th century conflicts between the Counts of Görz and the Habsburg emperor Frederick III over the heritage of Count Ulrich II of Celje. The former chapel was rebuilt as the Baroque St Mary's pilgrimage church (Maria in Hohenburg) in 1707.

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46°51′08″N 13°24′30″E / 46.8522222222°N 13.4083333333°E / 46.8522222222; 13.4083333333