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Letzi
A ''Letzi'' (plural: ''Letzinen'', also known in German as a ''Talsperre'' in the sense of a fortification, not a dam) or ''Letzimauer'' refers to defensive barriers whose purpose is to protect the entrance into a valley. The term is Swiss, and such stone barriers were particularly common in medieval Switzerland but were also built in Austria and Germany. Location ''Letzis'' usually consisted of: * hill castles on the valley sides or on heights either side of the valley * defensive walls, often in combination with other bastions, running transversely across the valley in order to seal it completely. Because these parts of the position were typically unable to use the advantage of height, they had some of the character of lowland castles. Because they had a combination of elements of hill and lowland castles, ''letzis'' did not fall neatly into either category. The walls were often several kilometres long, for example in Rothenthurm SZ, and were often combined with ditches. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fracstein Castle
Fracstein Castle is a castle in the Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of Seewis im Prättigau of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance, heritage site of national significance. History The castle was probably built in the 11th or 12th century, perhaps for the Lords of Aspermont. Its location above a narrow part of the Prättigau valley means it was built to control and collect tolls from trade through the valley. The castle was extensively rebuilt in the 13th century and first appears in historical records in 1338. In that year the brothers Eberhardt and Ulrich von Aspermont, who had inherited the castle from their father, sold Fracstein to Count Friedrich V von Counts of Toggenburg, Toggenburg. Friedrich then appointed Ulrich von Matsch as his vogt over the castle and surrounding lands. A few years later, in 1344, the Matsch and Toggenburg families divided their lands in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles Of Bellinzona
The Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona, the capital of the Swiss canton of Ticino. Situated on the Alpine foothills, the group is composed of fortified walls and three castles named Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro. Castelgrande is located on a rocky peak overlooking the valley, with a series of walls that protect the old city and connect to Montebello. Sasso Corbaro, the highest of the three castles, is located on an isolated rocky promontory south-east of the other two. The Castles of Bellinzona with their defensive walls have been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. History Pre-History and Roman era Bellinzona has always occupied an important geographic location in the Swiss Alps. It is situated a few kilometres south of Arbedo, where the Ticino and Moesa meet. Several key Alpine pass routes, connecting northern to southern Europe, including the Nufenen, St. Gotthard, Lukmanier and San Bernardino, all c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelmur Castle (Bondo)
Castelmur Castle is a castle in the village of Bondo in the municipality of Bregaglia of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The fortifications at Castelmur may be, after the Three Castles of Bellinzona, the most important example of medieval valley fortifications in modern Switzerland. History The castle site has been occupied and fortified since at least the Roman era. The important trade road over the Septimer Pass runs through the Val Bregaglia. At Bondo the valley narrows leaving a narrow passage between the Maira river and a large rocky outcropping, making the castle site an ideal location for a customs station and fortification. The Romans built a guard station and village named "Murus" according to the 3rd century '' Itinerarium Antonini''.Burgenwelt.org access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seefeld In Tirol
Seefeld in Tirol is an old farming village, now a major tourist resort, in Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol with a local population of 3,312 (as of 1 January 2013). The village is located about northwest of Innsbruck on a plateau between the Wetterstein mountains and the Karwendel on a historic road from Mittenwald to Innsbruck that has been important since the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in 1022 and since the 14th century has been a pilgrimage church, pilgrimage site, benefiting not only from the visit of numerous pilgrims but also from its stacking rights as a trading station between Augsburg and the Republic of Venice, Venice. Also since the 14th century, Tyrolean shale oil has been extracted in the area. Seefeld was a popular holiday resort even before 1900 and, since the 1930s, has been a well known winter sports area, winter sports centres and amongst the most popular tourist resorts in Austria. The municipality, which has been the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlossberg Castle (Seefeld In Tirol)
Schlossberg Castle () is a ruined toll castle in the municipality of Seefeld in Tirol in the district of Innsbruck Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol. History After the death of the last member of the House of Andechs, Otto II and his successor, Count Albert III of Tyrol who died without male issue there was a division of inheritance in 1263 between Count Meinhard I of Gorizia and Count Gebhard VI Hirschberg; the areas north of the Inn went to the latter, including ''castrum Slozperch''. Since this castle was designated as being owned by the Andechs family, it is assumed that it was built by them in the period before 1248. Certainly by 1281 (and therefore before the official transition of Hirschberg estates to Count Meinhard II, the son of Meinhard I, Gorizian-Tyrolean ministeriales appear here. Albert and Rüdiger, sons of the Eberlins of Schlossberg and grandsons of Conrad of Schlossberg are entrusted here with the hereditary castle-guard (''Burghut'') of the castle. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salzburg (state)
Salzburg (, ; , also known as ''Salzburgerland''; ) is an Austria, Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state. In German it is called a , a German-to-English dictionary translates that to ''federal state'' and the European Commission calls it a ''province''. In German, its official name is , to distinguish it from its eponymous capital Salzburg. For centuries, it was an independent Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire. It borders Germany and Italy. Geography Location Salzburg State covers an area of . It stretches along its main river — the Salzach – which rises in the Central Eastern Alps in the south to the Alpine foothills in the north. It is located in the north-west of Austria, close to the border with the German state of Bavaria; to the northeast lies the federal state Upper Austria; to the east the federal state Styria; to the south the federal states Carinthia (state), Carinthia and Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol. With 561,7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauterndorf Castle
Mauterndorf Castle () is a castle in the municipality of Mauterndorf, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is situated at an altitude of . History Roman fort Mautendorf Castle was probably built on the site of an old Roman fort that dates to AD 326 or earlier. The fort had protected the Roman mountain road from Teurnia via Radstädter Tauern Pass to Iuvavum (present-day Salzburg) and served as a residence for the Roman administrator in the Noricum province. The original fort was destroyed during the Migration Period. Medieval castle A castle built on the site in later years was funded and supported by a toll (German: ''Maut'') collection system for the nearby road. Evidence for this comes from a deed gift issued by Emperor Henry II in the year 1002. "Dorf" is a German suffix for village or settlement. The castle itself was not mentioned until in 1253, the time when the keep (''Bergfried'') was erected. Held by the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, the fortress was significantly e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schottwien
Schottwien is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which .... Population References Cities and towns in Neunkirchen District, Austria {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breitenstein (Lower Austria)
Breitenstein is a small town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the towns found on the Semmering Railway line which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Translated from German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ... the name means "Broad Stone" due to its large rock faces. Population References External links * * Cities and towns in Neunkirchen District, Austria {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol ( ; ; ) is an Austrian Provinces of Austria, federal state. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical County of Tyrol, Princely County of Tyrol. It is a constituent part of the present-day Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino (together with South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy). The capital of Tyrol is Innsbruck. Geography Tyrol is separated into two parts, divided by a strip of Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State. The two constituent parts of Tyrol are the northern and larger North Tyrol () and the southeastern and smaller East Tyrol ('). Salzburg State lies to the east of North Tyrol, while on the south Tyrol has a border to the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the First World War. With a land area of , Tyrol is the third-largest federal state in Austria. North Tyrol shares its borders with the federal states Salzburg in the east and Vorarlberg in the west. In the north, it adjoins the Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
