Austria · 11th century
Rabenstein Castle ranks #7,026 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #193 of the 239 mapped in Austria. Founded 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, 44 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
Rabenstein Castle (German: Burgruine Rabenstein) is a ruined rock castle in Carinthia, Austria. Rabenstein Castle is 691 meters (2,267 ft) above sea level. Rabenstein Castle was built around 1100 to protect nearby Sankt Paul im Lavanttal.
Rabenstein Castle began as a mere watchtower built on a tall hill. Rabenstein became a castle when Engelbert I Sponheim, Margrave of Istria founded St. Paul's Abbey in 1091 in order to protect the abbey and town around it. The castle was occupied by the Rabensteins (whose name henceforth stuck to the structure) until 1200, the Archbishop of Salzburg until 1300,
Text adapted from “Rabenstein Castle (Carinthia)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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