Burgruine Hartneidstein

The ruins Hartneidstein is the ruins of a 1300 -built and those in decline since the 18th century hilltop castle in Carinthia's Lavant Valley. It is located on Wolf Berger district in 877 meters above sea level on a hill above the village of the Kor Eitweg.

History of the castle

The castle was built around 1300 by Hartneidstein of Weißenegg. They stayed until 1331 owned by the White Egger, then she came to the Lords of Walsee and after their extinction in 1363 to the Counts of Cilli. In 1425 the diocese of Bamberg acquired the castles and country dishes Hartneidstein and Weißenegg of Herman II of Celje in exchange for the Hohensalzburg Mauthen at Muta. Hartneidstein remained seat of a regional court, which was henceforth responsible for the lower Lavant Valley. 1469 Hartneidstein was invaded by Turks and burned down and was rebuilt again immediately. At the end of the 17th century, the seat of the court was relocated to Wolfsberg, the plant was already in decline, still accelerated by the loss of importance in the 18th century.

Plant

From the original 25 -meter high, square keep walls in the north are received, any further parts of today's ruins, including the gothic profiled gate and the gate guard house on the north side and the remains of the great hall in the south of the plant go on later buildings of the 14th and 15th centuries back.