7 Old Ruins to Explore in Burgenland
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BurgenlandBurgenland is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts. With 300 days of sunshine and a wide range of excursion destinations, Burgenland offers exciting experiences for the whole family. UNESCO World Heritage site Lake Neusiedl, castles, palaces, museums and impressive natural landscapes are just waiting to be discovered.
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Old Ruins to Explore in Burgenland
Burg GüssingGüssing Castle was built in 1157 on the steep rock of an extinct volcanic cone. After several changes of ownership, the castle came into the possession of the Batthyány family in 1524. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was expanded into a fortress and was intended to serve as a bulwark - especially against the armies from the east. With the loss of its strategic importance, the castle was abandoned to decay in the 18th century.
Burgruine LandseeBurgruine Landsee is a castle ruin in the Austrian state of Burgenland. Burgruine Landsee is 537 metres above sea level. The castle was used as a location for Disney's The Three Musketeers starring Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell, and Oliver Platt. Today, families access the Castle’s keep called “Don Jon” via the large, preserved entrance gate, bridges and arcades. Its viewing platform offers children and their parents amazing 360-degree views of Central Burgenland.
FischerkircheA former Roman Catholic fortified church and was dedicated to St. Pancras and St. Consecrated to Aegidius . The former church is now almost exclusively used for museum and cultural purposes. It is located on a slight hill in the southwest part of Old Town. The building is surrounded by a church yard, which used to be a cemetery, and a defensive wall.
Liszthaus RaidingThe Liszthaus Raiding is the birthplace of Franz Liszt in Raiding in Burgenland, Austria. Liszt was born here in 1811. Today it is a museum. The stone building was built in the 16th century; it was part of an estate created by von Guniafalva, a noble, and extended in the mid-17th century by his son-in-law Johann Illesy. The estate was bought in 1805 by the Esterházy family.The building had a roof of wooden shingles, and had six rooms, a kitchen and a room for wine fermentation.
Rosalienkapelle, ForchtensteinThis is a pilgrimage church in the municipality of Forchtenstein in Burgenland. It is located in the area of the Forchtensteiner cadastral community Neustift an der Rosalia on the Heuberg, the highest point of the Rosaliengebirge. special feature of the Rosalienkapelle is the baroque high altar , which dates from the construction period. It used to be a glazed shrine with the reclining Rosalia integrated into it, which is now isolated in the chapel.
Schloss DeutschkreutzA magnificent renaissance castle consisting of a mighty four-wing building with two-story courtyard arcades and corner towers. There is stucco work to see the castle chapel with old frescoes , furniture and tapestries . The long-time owner Anton Lehmden ran a painting exhibition in the castle. The castle in its current form was built in 1625 by Paul Nádasdy, who also had the chapel built in 1632.
Schloss TaborThe Tabor Castle in Neuhaus am Klausenbach is located in the three-country Raab nature park in the border region of Austria , Hungary and Slovenia .The castle with a hook-shaped floor plan had the Styrian mercenary leader Ulrich Pessnitzer built in 1469. The courtyard of the castle with two-storey arcades is used in summer for the performance of an opera and for numerous other events. The round tower with the heraldic cartouche is also worth seeing.