Austria · 15th century
Schloss Blühnbach (German: Schloss Blühnbach) is a stately home in the Blühnbach valley in Werfen, Salzburg (state), Austria. Formerly, it was a hunting lodge of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg and Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo triggered World War I. The estate is privately owned by a charitable foundation, and is not open to the general public.
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Castle Blühnbach ranks #2,855 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #67 of the 239 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,258 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Salzburg, 36 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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