Frauenthal Castle

Frauenthal Castle is an historic building in Frauental an der Laßnitz in the district of Deutschlandsberg in Styria. Its history goes back to the 16th century. These days it is owned by the House of Liechtenstein and used as a high school.

1542 the castle was built as a residence for aristocrats and extended in 1675. Originally it was named after Saint Ulrich. The castle chapel is named after Saint Joseph. From 1812 to 1820 it saw its economic high under the owner Moritz von Fries. 1820 the ownership was transferred to the House of Liechtenstein. In 1969 and 1970 it was renovated.

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Frauenthal Castle ranks #4,056 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #103 of the 201 mapped in Austria. Founded 1675, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,130 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Graz, 32 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.

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