Dürnstein Castle
Castle in Dürnstein, Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Burg Dürnstein in Lower Austria; for the Burg Dürnstein in Styria see Burg Dürnstein.
Dürnstein Castle (German: Burgruine Dürnstein) is the ruin of a medieval rock castle in Austria. It is located in Dürnstein, in the Lower Austrian Wachau region on the Danube river, at 312 metres (1,024 ft) above sea level.[1]
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Dürnstein Castle | |
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Burgruine Dürnstein | |
Dürnstein, Lower Austria, Austria | |
Coordinates | 48°23′52″N 15°31′19″E |
Type | Rock castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | about 1130 |
Built by | Hadmar I of Kuenring |
Demolished | 1645 |
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