Austria · 12th century
Burgruine Hohenwart ranks #7,512 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #215 of the 239 mapped in Austria. Founded 1144, it is older than 83% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Villach, 13 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
Burgruine Hohenwart is a ruinous medieval castle south of the village of Köstenberg in Carinthia, Austria, first mentioned in 1144/1149 and probably built in the first half of the 12th century. It was probably ruinous by the early 16th century.
Text adapted from “Burgruine Hohenwart” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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