Monthly Archives

December 2019

  • Terrain incision between the area of the basalt quarry and the tumulus field towards the southeast, former Weitendorf road (© KPH/G. Lassacher)
    Category: Tumuli

    Tumulus field Weitendorf/Kaiserwald

    The tumulus field Weitendorf/Kaiserwald – a Roman burial ground on the Kaiserwald terrace. With 50 easily recognizable burial mounds, the tumulus field represents the largest area of its kind in the Kaiserwald. It proves an…

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  • Podium of the Roman temple, museum and pilgrimage church (© B. Schrettle / ASIST)
    Category: Sanctuary

    Site Frauenberg

    The Frauenberg – predecessor settlement and temple mountain of Flavia Solva. Due to its ideal location, Frauenberg hill was already settled in the Neolithic period. A little more information is available only from the Celtic…

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  • Katzelwehr. Motte mound (© Ch. Gutjahr)
    Category: Castle

    The motte “Katzelwehr”

    The motte “Katzelwehr” at Gleinstätten – a special type of castle. The so-called Katzelwehr is a particularly interesting archaeological monument in the cadastral commune of Maierhof. This is because it is a classic motte –…

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  • Location of the “Lechenberg” in the Josephine geological survey of 1787 (© Stmk. Landesarchiv)
    Category: Castle

    Lechenburg castle

    Lechenburg castle in the municipality of Lang – a deserted noble seat from the Middle Ages. In the woods around the Wildon Schlossberg hill you can find the remains of many a smaller noble seat…

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  • Hollenegg. Plan of the motte Alt Hollenegg with marked excavation area of 1999/2000 (red) in the area of the outer castle (© Ch. Gutjahr/ G. Tiefengraber)
    Category: Castle

    Castle site Alt Hollenegg

    The castle site Alt Hollenegg – predecessor of today’s castle. The medieval castle Alt Hollenegg is the predecessor of today’s Liechtenstein castle Hollenegg. It is located almost 300 m north of the castle and a…

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