Austria · 13th century
Ruine Schmirnberg ranks #7,042 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #194 of the 239 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Maribor, 14 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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.
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