Austria · 12th century
Finkenstein Castle (also called Altfinkenstein) is a ruined medieval castle in the market town of Finkenstein, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is situated on a steep cliff at the southern foot of the Karawanks mountain range, high above Lake Faak, at a height of 788 metres (2,585 ft). Today the castle ruin is the backdrop of the Burgarena, an amphitheatre with 1150 seats mainly used for concerts and festivals.
Text adapted from “Burgruine Finkenstein” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burgruine Finkenstein ranks #4,444 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #118 of the 239 mapped in Austria. Founded 1142, it is older than 83% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,241 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Villach, 9 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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