Ruine Pflindsberg
Castle ruin in Austria
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Ruine Pflindsberg is a castle in Styria, Austria.
| Pflindsberg Castle | |
|---|---|
| Altaussee, Styria, Austria | |
Copper engraving by Georg Matthäus Vischer around 1681. | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Hill castle |
| Condition | Ruin |
| Location | |
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| Height | 945 m |
| Site history | |
| Built | ~1250 |
| Built by | Philipp von Spanheim |
Around 1250 Philipp of Spanheim, the Archbishop-elect of Salzburg, occupied the Ausseerland and the Ennstal in Styria. For the coverage of his claim to power he built the small Pflindsberg castle on a hill west of the village Altaussee.[1] In 1254 he had to withdraw, and the region returned to Styria. In the following centuries the Pflindsberg castle developed into a regional seignory with the right to hold high justice. It was administered by an official of the styrian Landesfürst.[2] The castle was abandoned in 1755 and already a ruin in 1780.[3]
Pflindsberg Castle 1750
Pflindsberg Castle around 1900
Pflindsberg Castle 2012
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