Burg Finstergrün

Finstergrün Castle (German: Burg Finstergrün) is a castle in the state of Salzburg, Austria. Burg Finstergrün is 1,087 metres (3,566 ft) above sea level. The castle is believed to have been built in 1296/97 by Rudolf von Fohnsdorf. In 1300 it was described as “a border fortress” between the Archbishopric of Salzburg and the Duchy of Styria. During the 14th and 15th centuries it became the seat of the administrator who was in charge of managing the silver mines in Ramingstein. The first documented mention of the name Burg Finstergruen (dark ditch) occurred in 1629.

In 1841 the castle complex was destroyed by a forest fire. In 1899 a new owner, Count Sándor Szapary (1858-1904), bought the castle and rebuilt a comfortable house from the ruins. It was later inherited by his son. In the 1930s and 1940s the castle belonged to his widow, Countess Margit Szapáry, who took in selected paying guests.

After the Second World War, Burg Finstergrün became a centre of the activities of the Evangelical Youth movement.

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Burg Finstergrün staat op plaats 2.734 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 65 van de 182 die de atlas in Oostenrijk in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1296, en daarmee ouder dan 70% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 519 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 13e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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