Ruin
Burgruine Grafenstein
🇦🇹 Austria · 12th century
Burgruine Grafenstein is a ruinous medieval castle in Carinthia, Austria, built in the 12th century.
Text adapted from “Burgruine Grafenstein” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burgruine Grafenstein ranks #6,995 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #196 of the 201 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, 12 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Burgruine Grafenstein?
Burgruine Grafenstein stands in Austria, at 46.60124°, 14.46088°.
When was Burgruine Grafenstein built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Burgruine Grafenstein?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,995 of 8,134 worldwide, and #196 in Austria. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Burgruine Grafenstein?
Burgruine Gurnitz, about 5 km away.
More castles in Austria
- Schloss Gutenberg Austria · 12th century
- Ruine Hauenstein Austria
- Burgruine Gomarn Austria
- Burgruine Gallenstein Austria · 13th century
More ruins
- Meimoon Ghal'eh Iran
- Homburg Ruin Switzerland · 13th century
- Cafarlet Israel · 9th century
- Weissenau Castle Switzerland · 13th century