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Schloss Seggau

Austria · 12th century

Founded
c. 1150
Heritage status
Listed objects in Austria
Location
Leibnitz
Coordinates
46.7806°, 15.5233°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss Seggau in Austria
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Seggau is a castle situated in Seggauberg in southern Styria, Austria. It is located on a wooded hill overlooking the town of Leibnitz. Schloss Seggau is at an elevation of 344 metres (1,129 ft).

The area around Schloss Seggau has been settled since at least the Roman era, as demonstrated by the impressive lapidarium which has survived from that period. The upper castle was built by the Archbishopric of Salzburg in the twelfth century as a base for missions and supervision and this original structure was expanded in 1218 by the bishops of Seckau. Over time, a total of three castles were built: Burg Leibnitz (belonging to the Archbishopric of Salzburg), the castle of the bishops of Seckau, and Schloss Polheim. The castles were completed in their present form under Bishop Johann Ernst, Count of Thun, in the latter half of the seventeenth century. Schloss Seggau was the residence of the bishops until 1786, after which it remained their summer residence until into the twentieth century.

Schloss Seggau now serves as a site for seminars and conferences with a hotel and the Schloss Cafe. The wine cellar is over three hundred years old and offers opportunities for wine tastings and sales.

Text adapted from “Schloss Seggau” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Schloss Seggau ranks #5,060 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #131 of the 316 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,188 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Maribor, 27 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.

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