Burg Hochosterwitz
Aerial view of Burg Hochosterwitz © Österreich Werbung / Michael Stabentheiner
For this #WahrzeichenWednesday we're headed back to Carinthia #Kärnten for the second round of our series. Today we are highlighting Burg Hochosterwitz, a castle in Launsdorf, Austria.
The first documented mention of the castle is from 860, but it is almost certainly older than that. After falling to the Carinthian nobleman Georg Khevenhüller in 1571, the castle was expanded and renovated by Italian Renaissance architect Domenico dell'Allio, bringing it to its current form. The castle has remained in the Khevenhüller family ever since and represents a major tourist attraction and #Wahrzeichen in Carinthia. It has been commemorated on stamps by the Austrian Post in 1947 and 2003 as well as the back of the 1983 series of the Austrian schilling coin.
© Österreich Werbung / Michael Stabentheiner (photos 1, 2); Burg Hochosterwitz / August Zölbl (photo 3); Burg Hochosterwitz burg-hochosterwitz.com (photos 4-5); Österreichische Post (photos 6-7); Austria-Forum, Münze Österreich AG (photo 8)