[SLOVENSKO] (lat: 46° 45" N,
lon: 14° 27" E)
Hochosterwitz (Ostrovica) lies on a 160 m high rising and is
one of the most picturesque castles in Austria. The castle is situated
18 km northeastern from the centre of Klagenfurt and 7 km eastern from
the St. Veit, which was in the late middle age (11th-13th century) the
capital of Carinthia. The first documented name of the castle is from the
time of Carantania, from the year 860, when it was named Astorwitza (old
local dialect in Carinthia from that time - hill with the sharp (oster)
summit).
The castle was addtionaly fortified in a time of thread from Turks
in the 16th century, and had 14 fortified gates with 5 drawbridges with
the 'wolfs pits'. The castle with the rich museum collection is a famous
tourist destination nowadays. |
