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Burgruine Reifenstein is a castle in
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Styria
Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and cloc ...
, Austria
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, situated close to the village of Pöls.
History
The castle was most likely built in the 12th century by the Reifenstein family, a branch of the House of Liechtenstein and further expanded in the 13th and 14th century. During the 15th century, the castle changed ownership several times, before being sold in 1521 to Sebald Pögl from Thörl, who rebuilt it in theRenaissance
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style. Finally, in 1698, the castle changed owners one last time, coming into the possession of the Schwarzenberg family, who own it to this day, along with the surrounding forest.
The castle remained inhabited until 1809 when, in order to avoid French troops being quartered there during the Napoleonic Wars
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, conflict = Napoleonic Wars
, partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
, image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg
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, the roof was removed, which led to an accelerated rate of decay.
Today
Several trails that lead to the castle ruins are maintained.See also
* List of castles in AustriaVR-Tour through the castle ruins on burgen.erhartc.net
References