Burg Neuhaus bei Stubenberg is a renovated castle ruin in Stubenberg,

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

. It is located above the ravine of the Feistritz river named ''Stubenbergklamm (Stubenberg ravine)''.

History

Vischer - Topographia Ducatus Stiria - 276 Neuhaus bei Stubenberg

The castle was constructed in the mid-14th century by the House of Stubenberg. Records from 1375 document the name "Hans from Neuhaus". Later, the Drachsler family and the counts of

Wurmbrand Wurmbrand is surname of: * Count Wurmbrand-Stuppach, an old noble family of Austria :* Melchior Freiherr von Wurmbrand, Melchior ''Freiherr'' von Wurmbrand(-Stuppach) (1475–1553), businessman and military man :* Johann Wilhelm Graf von Wurmbran ...

owned the castle. The counts of Wurmbrand reinforced the castle as the Turks threatened the area. Administration of the castle was later relocated to Altschielleiten. Around 1800 the castle was destroyed almost totally by lightning. Ongoing decay during the next 200 years almost totally destroyed the castle. Only due to the extraordinary strength and thickness of the walls enough substance remained to start a revitalization. Today, the reconstruction of the medieval

tower house A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strateg ...

is almost finished. It is most likely the oldest high-rise building in Styria with a height of . Two adjoining buildings are being reconstructed. The castle was assigned with the Styrian emblem.

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Burg Neuhaus bei Burgen-Austria.com
Castles in Styria {{Styria-geo-stub

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