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Ruine Schmirnberg

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Ruine Schmirnberg in Austria
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Ruine Schmirnberg is a castle in Styria, Austria.

It is first mentioned around 1250 as one of the strongest fortifications in the Pößnitz and Seggau area. It remained inhabited until the end of the 18th century and by 1822 had fallen into ruin. In 1912 the ruins came into the ownership of the Czerweny-Arland family.

Text adapted from “Ruine Schmirnberg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruine Schmirnberg ranks #4,398 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #152 of the 182 mapped in Austria. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.

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