Austria · 11th century
Landskron Castle (German: Burg Landskron, Slovene: Grad Vajškra) is a medieval hill castle northeast of Villach in the state of Carinthia, Austria. Dating to the early 14th century, the castle ruins are located on a rock cone of the Ossiach Tauern range, at an elevation of 658 metres (2,159 ft) above sea level. Today Landskron Castle, its falconry centre conducting regular flying demonstrations, and the nearby macaque enclosure are major tourist destinations.
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Landskron Castle ranks #1,058 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 240 mapped in Austria. Founded 1028, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,807 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Villach, 6 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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