Austria · 13th century
Burg Bruck is a medieval castle in Lienz in Tyrol, Austria. Burg Bruck is 711 metres (2,333 ft) above sea level.
It was completed in 1278 as the residence of the Meinhardiner Counts of Görz. In 1490 the chapel was decorated with frescoes by Simon von Taisten. In 1500 the last count Leonhard of Gorizia bequeathed the castle to the House of Habsburg archduke Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, who incorporated it into his County of Tyrol possessions. During the Campaigns of 1796 in the French Revolutionary Wars it was occupied by French First Republic troops under General Barthélemy Catherine Joubert.
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Schloss Bruck ranks #2,829 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #66 of the 240 mapped in Austria. Founded 1252, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,336 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Villach, 86 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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