Maria Enzersdorf - Burg Liechtenstein (1)

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Liechtenstein Castle (german: Burg Liechtenstein) is a privately owned castle near

Maria Enzersdorf Maria Enzersdorf (Central Bavarian: ''Maria Enzasduaf'') is a small city in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. There are several castles and ruins in the forests surrounding Maria Enzersdorf, including Liechtenstei ...

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, bordering

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. It is on the edge of the '' Wienerwald'' (Vienna Woods). The castle, originally built during the 12th century, was destroyed by the Ottomans in the siege of Vienna in 1529, and again in the Battle of Vienna in 1683, and it remained in ruins until 1884, when it was rebuilt with the help of architect

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. Liechtenstein (German for "bright stone") Castle is the place of origin of the

House of Liechtenstein The House of Liechtenstein, from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the throne. The dynasty's ...

, the ruling family of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The family owned the castle from at least 1140 until the 13th century, and again from 1808 to the present. Today, the castle hosts the Nestroy Theatre Festival, which is held annually during the summer months. The 1969 film ''

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'', the 1971 film ''

The Vampire Happening ''The Vampire Happening'' (german: Gebissen wird nur nachts, ''They only bite at night'') is a 1971 West Germany, West German comedy film, comedy and horror film directed by Freddie Francis. Plot An American actress inherits a castle in Transy ...

'', the 1979 film '' The Fifth Musketeer'', and the 1993 film ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...

'' featured shots of the castle.

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Castle Liechtenstein
Information in German
Burg Liechtenstein, Maria Enzersdorf
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Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarch ...

* Establishments in the Duchy of Austria {{Austria-castle-stub

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