Austria · 13th century
Piberstein Castle lies in the district of Piberstein in the municipality of Helfenberg, near the village of Ahorn in the Mühlviertel region of Upper Austria. The rock castle was built in the 13th century, extended around 1620, and gradually fell into ruin. Since 1964 it has been undergoing renovation and today serves as a regional cultural centre.
Machine-translated from “Burg Piberstein” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burg Piberstein ranks #8,255 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #240 of the 240 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Linz, 27 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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