Burg Moosham
Moosham Castle (german: Schloss Moosham) is a medieval castle near Unternberg in the Tamsweg District, Lungau region of Salzburg (state), Salzburg, Austria. The spur castle is situated at a height of . History Possibly built on the foundations of a Roman ''Castra, castrum'' fortress, the castle was first documented in an 1191 deed. It was seized by the Archbishopric of Salzburg, Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg about 1285 and from the 14th century onwards served as the residence of an episcopal burgrave. Under the rule of Prince-Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach from 1495, the castle was rebuilt and extended. In 1520, it became an administrative seat of the Lungau region and was besieged during the German Peasants' War of 1524–25. Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau stayed here on his flight from Salzburg in October 1611, shortly before he was captured. Moosham Castle served as the administrative center during the Zaubererjackl witch trials between 1675 and 1690. These trials le ...
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Unternberg
Unternberg is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg (district), Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. See also * Salzburgerland * Salzburg References

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