Top 5 Castles around Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud

Schloss Bayerhofen was first mentioned in a document in 1239, but it may have originated as early as the 9th century. The original purpose of the castle was to secure the bridge over the Lavant. It received its current appearance in 1566 under Mathias Freydl. During the Counter-Reformation, it was a stronghold of the Lutherans. In 1777 it partially burned down, and in 1803 it was in a "neglected state", as the chronicles say. The castle is a large, irregular 2-3 story complex from the 2nd half of the 16th century, surrounding an inner courtyard. The three-story west wing is originally Gothic, with three gables on the facade and three parallel hipped roofs. The courtyard facade consists of three-sided, two-story arcades from 1560/1565. The ground floor features massive columns, while the upper floor has delicate columns, twice as many in number. A street-facing wall connects the castle to a 16th-century outbuilding to the north. The castle was restored in 1996/97 in the color scheme of its construction period. Currently, Schloss Bayerhofen is considered a sensitive area, as it is located in the middle of Wolfsberg and is the oldest building in the city. A hotel and a gastronomy business are planned to be housed in the castle, which is partially a listed building.

Nice castle with a beautiful view and resting place on the way.

Can be reached by a few steps on a well-developed serpentine path from the spa Optimamed.

Once the Lavant Valley was owned by the diocese of Bamberg. In order to protect the valuable possessions against intruders around 1300 the castle Gomarn was established. Over the centuries, it was further expanded until it burned down completely in the late 18th century in a fire. The remaining remains of the wall still give you a good idea of ​​the magnificent fortress construction.

The castle is located on the sloping steps of a former vineyard. The castle is an irregular medieval complex with a 14th-century tower, which was significantly altered in the 16th, 18th and 20th centuries. Documented the plant is first mentioned in 1243 as the possession of the Wülfling of the Thurn. 1480 belonged to the castle Wolfgang Fuchs and after him, 1520, Sebastian von Reisberg. 1545 went the estate and Veith von Eibiswald, under whose son Amelreich, the construction of 1580-1590 was extended. In 1675 it was bought by Archbishop Gandolf of Salzburg, who left the castle in 1679 to the cathedral of St. Andrä. Between 1859 and 1916 it was owned by the Jesuit order. After several changes of ownership, it was finally acquired by the Hollinger family. On the south side, two pillars border the dominating, two-storey Palas. On its eastern side, there is a bay window resting on gothic figurative Kragsteinen with the coat of arms of the Reisberg. To the east of this, there is a tower whose tent roof is crowned by an onion turret. The round tower in the northeast is the former keep. To the west, next to a tower-like rotunda, is the former drawbridge gate.

The castle was built around the year 1300 by Hartneid von Weissenegg. She remained until 1331 in the possession of the Weissenegger, then she came to the Lords of Walsee and after their extinction in 1363 to the Counts of Cilli. In the year 1425 the diocese Bamberg acquired the castles and district courts Hartneidstein and Weissenegg of Hermann II. Of Cilli in exchange for the feasts Hohenmauthen with Muta. Hartneidstein remained the seat of a regional court, which was henceforth responsible for the lower Lavanttal. In 1469 Harttensite was invaded by Turks and burnt down, but immediately rebuilt. When the court seat was moved to Wolfsberg at the end of the 17th century, the complex was already in decline, accelerated by the loss of significance in the 18th century.

The castle is a zweigeschoßiger, a courtyard with three wings enclosing construction, the core of the 16./17. Century comes. The east tower is crenellated. The facade is designed in the style of English Tudor Gothic. In the ballroom of the southwest wing is located on the ceiling and fireplace baroque stucco. The coat of arms of the Bishop of Stadion is attached to the mantelpiece.