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.

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Burg Hollenburg staat op plaats 3.753 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 102 van de 182 die de atlas in Oostenrijk in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1100, en daarmee ouder dan 89% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 186 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 11e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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