Rabenstein Castle (Carinthia)

Rabenstein Castle^[1] (German: Burgruine Rabenstein) is a ruined rock castle in Carinthia, Austria. Rabenstein Castle is 691 meters (2,267 ft) above sea level.^[2] Rabenstein Castle was built around 1100 to protect nearby Sankt Paul im Lavanttal.

Rabenstein Castle
Carinthia, Austria
Coordinates	46°41′19″N 14°52′20″E
Type	Rock castle (Felsenburg)
Height	691 meters
Site information
Owner	Private
Condition	Ruin
Site history
Built	1100
Built by	Engelbert I von Sponheim
In use	1100 – 19th century

History

Rabenstein Castle began as a mere watchtower built on a tall hill. Rabenstein became a castle when Engelbert I Sponheim, Margrave of Istria founded St. Paul's Abbey in 1091 in order to protect the abbey and town around it.

The castle was occupied by the Rabensteins (whose name henceforth stuck to the structure) until 1200, the Archbishop of Salzburg until 1300,

See also

• List of castles in Austria
• Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal

References

1. Mobile History: Rabenstein Castle.
2. Plechl, Pia Maria. 1973. Land der Berge: die schönsten Pass- und Höhenstrassen Österreichs. Vienna: Molden, p. 78.