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Baldramsdorf
Baldramsdorf is a municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography The municipal area stretches west of Spittal an der Drau in the southern part of the Lurnfeld valley between the Drava river and the slopes of the Goldeck mountain, part of the Gailtal Alps. The municipality comprises the cadastral communities of Baldramsdorf and Gschieß. History Both Baldramsdorf and Gschieß were first mentioned in an 1166 deed. Ortenburg Castle, located on a rock above the Unterhaus settlement, was already documented in the 11th century; it was probably erected from about 1090 onwards and finished in 1140. The former seat of the Counts of Ortenburg, who also founded the neighbouring town of Spittal in 1191, decayed after the extinction of the line in 1418. Today only ruins remain. The Habsburg emperor Frederick III, having seized the former Ortenburg estates, had Unterhaus Castle (''Paternschloss'') erected below the medieval fortress, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldramsdorf Unterhaus Schloss 01
Baldramsdorf is a municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography The municipal area stretches west of Spittal an der Drau in the southern part of the Lurnfeld valley between the Drava river and the slopes of the Goldeck mountain, part of the Gailtal Alps. The municipality comprises the cadastral communities of Baldramsdorf and Gschieß. History Both Baldramsdorf and Gschieß were first mentioned in an 1166 deed. Ortenburg Castle, located on a rock above the Unterhaus settlement, was already documented in the 11th century; it was probably erected from about 1090 onwards and finished in 1140. The former seat of the Counts of Ortenburg, who also founded the neighbouring town of Spittal in 1191, decayed after the extinction of the line in 1418. Today only ruins remain. The Habsburg emperor Frederick III, having seized the former Ortenburg estates, had Unterhaus Castle (''Paternschloss'') erected below the medieval fortress, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
