Burg Hollenburg

Burg Hollenburg (Slovene: Humberk) is a medieval castle located near Köttmannsdorf in Carinthia, Austria. Situated on a rock on the northern slope of the Drava valley, Burg Hollenburg sits at an elevation of 561 metres (1,841 ft) above sea level.

One Swiker, Lord of Hollenburg in the Duchy of Carinthia, was initially recorded as a witness in the 1142 deed of the foundation of Viktring Abbey. is believed to have been a vassal of the ducal House of Sponheim. His son, Reginher, is noted as the Lord of Steuerberg. Reginher accompanied King Conrad III of Germany on the Second Crusade in 1147 and subsequently served as a ministerialis of Margrave Ottokar IV of Styria.

The castle held significant strategic importance because of its location at a Drava river crossing and along the road to the Loibl Pass and the March of Carniola. Following the extinction of the Hollenburg dynasty in 1246, ownership transferred to the Styrian Lords of Pettau. In 1438, it was inherited by the House of Stubenberg. The structure suffered severe damage during the 1348 Friuli earthquake.

Texte adapté de « Schloss Hollenburg » de la Wikipédia en anglais, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Burg Hollenburg occupe la 3 754e place sur 5 793 au classement de renommée de cet atlas et le 102e rang des 182 que l’atlas recense en Autriche. Fondé en 1100, il est plus ancien que 89 % des monuments datés de l’atlas — l’un des 186 monuments de l’atlas fondés au XIe siècle. Voyez comment l’Autriche se compare dans les statistiques des châteaux.

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