Ruine Pflindsberg is a castle in

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 ...

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. Around 1250 Philipp of Spanheim, the Archbishop-elect of

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

, occupied the Ausseerland and the Ennstal in

. For the coverage of his claim to power he built the small Pflindsberg castle on a hill west of the village

Altaussee Altaussee (Central Bavarian: ''Oid Aussee'') is a municipality and spa town in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria. The small village is nestled on the shores of the Lake Altaussee, beneath the Loser Plateau. Occupying an area of 92 ...

. In 1254 he had to withdraw, and the region returned to

. In the following centuries the Pflindsberg castle developed into a regional

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with the right to hold

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. It was administered by an official of the

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 ...

n Landesfürst. The castle was abandoned in 1755 and already a ruin in 1780. File:Burg Pflindsberg (Österreich, Steiermark).jpg, Pflindsberg Castle 1750 File:Ruine Pflindsberg Altaussee 1905.jpg, Pflindsberg Castle around 1900 File:Burgruine Pflindsberg Altaussee.JPG, Pflindsberg Castle 2012

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