Lethkogel hill, located not far from Stainz, is one of the most important hilltop settlements in western Styria. Archaeological research excavations in the years 2004-2006 proved early copper-age and late Latène-age as well as early…
Burgstallkogel hill near Grossklein is one of the most prominent archaeological sites of the late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age in Europe (9th-6th century B.C.). With almost 700 preserved burial mounds surrounding a…
In the lower Sulm river valley not far from Heimschuh there is a long forgotten peak with an excellently preserved prehistoric settlement, the so-called Nestelberg or Königsberg. This narrow point of the Sulm river valley…
The Bubenberg (or Hoar[r]achkogel) hill near Spielfeld is a low ridge in the south of Styria, directly on the border with Slovenia. Archaeological research has proven that the area was used in the Copper, Bronze…
The Wildon Schlossberg hill, with its almost continuous settlement activity, spanning more than 6,500 years, represents a unique finding-place in the southeastern Alpine region. In the 10th and 11th centuries, the Hengistburg castle, located on…
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…
