Austria · 12th century
Burgruine Hardegg ranks #7,649 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #219 of the 239 mapped in Austria. Founded 1134, it is older than 83% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 18 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.
Burgruine Hardegg is a small Romanesque twin castle complex on a wooded hill north of the town of Zweikirchen in Carinthia, Austria. Nearby are the ruins of Liebenfels, Gradenegg and Liemberg, which, together with Hardegg, were among the main castles in the castle ring that surrounded the ducal capital of St. Veit.
The land on which the ruins are located is now privately owned by a farmer. Entering the ruins is prohibited due to the acute danger of collapse and the constantly loosening stones.
Text adapted from “Burgruine Hardegg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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