Lengberg Castle

Lengberg Castle is a castle in Nikolsdorf, East Tyrol, Austria, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Lienz. The castle was built by the earls of Lechsgemünde beginning in the late 12th century, and came under the control of the Archbishop of Salzburg in the 13th century.

During the 15th century, a second storey was added to the structure by Austrian noble Virgil von Graben. In 1485, the castle's chapel was completely rebuilt, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Caorle, Pietro Carlo, in October of that year. Both the addition of the second storey and the chapel construction were recorded by Paolo Santonino, an Italian humanist known for his travel diaries. The area was ceded to the Kingdom of Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars and was returned to Austrian control after the Congress of Vienna.

Lengberg Castle passed into private ownership beginning in 1821. It was used as a hospital during an 1831 cholera epidemic. Purchased by a Dutch businessman in the early 20th century, it was extensively renovated to return it to an inhabitable state.

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Lengberg Castle occupe la 3 337e place sur 5 793 au classement de renommée de cet atlas et le 83e rang des 182 que l’atlas recense en Autriche. Fondé en 1190, il est plus ancien que 83 % des monuments datés de l’atlas — l’un des 303 monuments de l’atlas fondés au XIIe siècle. Voyez comment l’Autriche se compare dans les statistiques des châteaux.

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