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Franzensburg is a medieval style castle in
File:Franzensburg - Laxenburg.jpg, Tower gate
File:Franzensburg Schlosspark Laxenburg Uhrturm DSC 4449w.jpg, Clock tower
File:Franzensburg tower 02 - Laxenburg.jpg, Tower
File:Franzensburg 8909.jpg, Castle and pond
File:Franzensburg 8905.jpg, Castle view
Schloss Laxenburg
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Franzensburg is a medieval style castle in Laxenburg __NOTOC__
Laxenburg (Central Bavarian: ''Laxnbuag'') is a market town in the district of Mödling, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Located about south of the Austrian capital Vienna, it is chiefly known for the Laxenburg castles, which, be ...
, Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
.
Built between 1801 and 1836, it was named in memory of the last Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans ( la, Imperator Romanorum, german: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period ( la, Imperat ...
, Francis II, who died in 1835.
Views of the Castle
See also
*List of castles in Austria
This page is a list of castles and castle ruins in Austria, arranged by state. A ''Burgruine'' is a ruined castle, a “castle ruin”.
Burgenland
* Burg Bernstein
* Burg Forchtenstein
* Burg Güssing
* Burgruine Landsee
* Burg Lockenhaus
* ...
References
''This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia.''External links
Schloss Laxenburg
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Laxenburg castles
Laxenburg castles are imperial palaces and castles outside Vienna, in the town of Laxenburg owned in equal parts by Vienna and Lower Austria.Castles in Lower Austria
Museums in Lower Austria
Historic house museums in Austria
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