Burgruine Rauchenkatsch
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| Burgruine Rauchenkatsch | |
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| Carinthia, Austria | |
| Type | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
Rauchenkatsch is a castle site near
Archbishops of Salzburg to control the historic trade route across Katschberg Pass
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History
In 1007 King
Benedictine monks of Millstatt Abbey, the castle appeared as castrum chaetze; it was possibly erected at the site of a Roman fortress
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Demolished by an earthquake in 1201, the castle was soon after rebuilt. Mentioned as Rouhenkaze in 1241 deed, the castle was staffed with Salzburg Wolf Dietrich Raitenau in 1605 and decayed afterwards. The last remnants were destroyed during the preparatory work for the construction of the Tauern Autobahn in 1967.
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References
46°58′48″N 13°37′20″E / 46.98000°N 13.62222°E
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