Austria · 15th century
Schachenstein Castle ranks #7,469 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #212 of the 239 mapped in Austria. Founded 1464, it is older than 45% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Graz, 52 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
The ruins of Schachenstein Castle (German: Burg Schachenstein) are located in the municipality of Thörl, above the village not far from the Thörlbach stream and north of Bruck an der Mur in the Styria, Austria.
Schachenstein Castle was the last hill castle to be built in the Styria. Its primary role was as a fortified, lordly residence, thus no subjects were in service to the castle captains. The castle was never besieged, despite serious unrest such as the Baumkircher feud and Turkish raids.
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