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Category: Castle
Ruin of Spangstein Castle (“Ahnherrenschloss,” Schwanberg)
The ruins of Spangstein Castle, also known as “Ahnherrenschloss” (ancestral castle), are the ruins of a hilltop castle in the Stullnegggraben ditch, located about five kilometers northwest of Schwanberg. From the once mighty castle only…
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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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Category: Tumuli
St. Martin i. S./Graschach (Hartwald): Tumulus groups from the Roman period
In the so-called Hartwald, an extensive forest area in the municipality of St. Martin i. S., there are several prehistoric and Roman period tumuli groups, which were attached to the settlements of that time as…
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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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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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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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Category: Castle, Hilltop settlement
Castle on the “Tanzboden” of Schwanberg
On the so-called Tanzboden there was an important castle in the Middle Ages. It was probably built in the 12th century and later expanded into a fortified and well-defensible complex. In the 15th century, wars…
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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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Category: Castle
Fortified complex Turmbauerkogel hill near Eibiswald
The medieval fortification Turmbauerkogel hill near Eibiswald was the first motte in Styria to be investigated according to modern archaeological criteria – a little more than 50 years ago. It is located halfway between the…
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