Schloss Hollenburg
| Burg Hollenburg | |
|---|---|
| Part of Köttmannsdorf | |
| Carinthia, Austria | |
 | |
| Type | Spur castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Private |
| Open to the public | Exterior |
| Condition | Preserved |
| Site history | |
| Built | c.1100s |
Burg Hollenburg (
Carinthia, Austria. Situated on a rock on the northern slope of the Drava valley, Burg Hollenburg sits at an elevation of 561 metres (1,841 ft) above sea level.[1]
One Swiker, Lord of Hollenburg in the
Ottokar IV of Styria
.
The castle held significant strategic importance because of its location at a Drava river crossing and along the road to the
House of Stubenberg. The structure suffered severe damage during the 1348 Friuli earthquake
.
In 1514 the
House of Dietrichstein had the castle rebuilt in a Renaissance style, finished in 1588. The Dietrichsteins held the castle until the extinction of the branch in 1861, it was acquired by the Wittgenstein
family in 1913.
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