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Schloss Herberstein is a castle in Schloss Herberstein Elevation and Location
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Herberstein Castle sits on a rock in the ravine and thus is not accessible from 3 sides. At the same time, the castle is not visible from out of the ravine and was thus naturally protected from attackers.
The oldest parts of the caste situated near the zoo stems from the 12th century. The first small castle called 'Herwigstein' (named after Herwig of Krottendorf) stood under the fiefdom of the Stubenberg Clan. Otto von Hartenberg could free the castle by a payment to the Stubenbergs and is considered to be the ancestor of Herberstein Castle since then.
By 1400 the castle was expanded by a massive outer bailey, which included the previously built Gothic chapel of St. Catherine. The bailey was extended in the 15th century a number times. Mid-16th century, the castle was transformed into a residential building with Renaissance elements and expanded to accommodate the numerous offspring. In the 17th century the magnificent banqueting hall was built, the deep moat was built on. Mid-17th century the 'Florentinerhof' was constructed after an Italian model and by the end of the century St. George's Chapel, the gardeners home and the 'Maierhof' were completed.
In the 17th and 18th century about one-fifth of Styria was possessed by Counts of Herberstein. Some 1,000 farms were tributary to the castle. The castle is still owned by the Herberstein family and serves as a residential and administrative center.
Admission to the castle includes guided tours of part of the castle, access to the historic gardens, the zoo, and the Gironcoli Museum, which features works by contemporary Austrian artist
The keeping of wild animals has a long tradition in Herberstein. It can be tracked back to the 17th century, the first time fallow deer were kept in Austria. At the end of 1960 Herberstein was converted into a zoo where visitors could see animals from all five continents. At that time the castle was opened to the public for the first time, too. Today the Herberstein Zoo is very well designed and has the largest cheetah park in Europe. It includes a remodeled ski-lift, forcing the cheetah to catch their food, which is hauled by the ski-lift at fast pace.
Herberstein
- official site
Gironcoli Museum
Castle Herberstein and zoo
youtube.com
File:Stubenberg Schloss Herberstein.jpg, Castle Herberstein (July 2006)
File:Stubenberg Schloss Herberstein Portal.JPG, Entrance to the Castle
File:Stubenberg Schloss Herberstein Hof1.JPG, Castle Courtyard, seen from the entrance
File:Stubenberg Schloss Herberstein Hof2.JPG, Castle Courtyard, seen from the entrance
File:Steiermark Schloss Herberstein Gepard.jpg, Cheetah within the zoo (November 2006)
File:Steiermark Schloss Herberstein Gepardenlift.jpg, Cheetah fed by re-modeled ski-lift, picture 1 of 3 (November 2006)
File:Steiermark Schloss Herberstein Gepardenlift 2.jpg, Cheetah fed by re-modeled ski-lift, picture 2 of 3(November 2006)
File:Herberstein0095.jpg, Castle Herberstein
File:Herberstein0110.JPG, Castle Herberstein
File:Herberstein_fűszerkert_0099.JPG, Castle Herberstein
File:Herberstein_kastély_Feistritz_szurdok_0129.JPG, Feistritz gorge
File:Herberstein_kastély_0137.JPG, Castle Herberstein
File:Herberstein_kastély_0141.JPG, Castle Herberstein
File:Herberstein_Feistritz_szurdok_0156.JPG, Feistritz gorge
File:Herberstein_kastély_0173.JPG, Castle Herberstein
File:Herberstein_kastély_gazdasági_épületek_0175.JPG, Castle Herberstein, Outbuildings
File:Herberstein_kastély_0107.JPG, Castle Herberstein
File:Österreich,_Stubenberg_am_See,_Schloss_Herberstein,_Barockgarten,_0504.JPG, Castle garden
File:Österreich,_Stubenberg_am_See,_Schloss_Herberstein,_0513.JPG, Castle garden
File:Österreich,_Stubenberg_am_See,_Schloss_Herberstein,_Barockgarten,_0541.JPG, Castle garden
File:Österreich,_Stubenberg_am_See,_Schloss_Herberstein,_Barockgarten,_0553.JPG, Castle garden
File:Österreich,_Stubenberg_am_See,_Schloss_Herberstein,_Barockgarten,_0578.JPG, Castle Herberstein
File:Österreich,_Stubenberg_am_See,_Schloss_Herberstein,_0589.JPG, Castle Herberstein
File:Österreich,_Stubenberg_am_See,_Schloss_Herberstein,_0598.JPG, Castle Herberstein
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Museums in Styria
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Tourist attractions in Styria
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 ...
, Austria
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Castle and the surrounding area
Herberstein Castle sits on a rock in the ravine and thus is not accessible from 3 sides. At the same time, the castle is not visible from out of the ravine and was thus naturally protected from attackers.
The oldest parts of the caste situated near the zoo stems from the 12th century. The first small castle called 'Herwigstein' (named after Herwig of Krottendorf) stood under the fiefdom of the Stubenberg Clan. Otto von Hartenberg could free the castle by a payment to the Stubenbergs and is considered to be the ancestor of Herberstein Castle since then.
By 1400 the castle was expanded by a massive outer bailey, which included the previously built Gothic chapel of St. Catherine. The bailey was extended in the 15th century a number times. Mid-16th century, the castle was transformed into a residential building with Renaissance elements and expanded to accommodate the numerous offspring. In the 17th century the magnificent banqueting hall was built, the deep moat was built on. Mid-17th century the 'Florentinerhof' was constructed after an Italian model and by the end of the century St. George's Chapel, the gardeners home and the 'Maierhof' were completed.
In the 17th and 18th century about one-fifth of Styria was possessed by Counts of Herberstein. Some 1,000 farms were tributary to the castle. The castle is still owned by the Herberstein family and serves as a residential and administrative center.
Admission to the castle includes guided tours of part of the castle, access to the historic gardens, the zoo, and the Gironcoli Museum, which features works by contemporary Austrian artist Bruno Gironcoli
Bruno Gironcoli (27 September 1936 – 19 February 2010) was an Austrian modern artist.
Born in Villach, Gironcoli began training as a goldsmith in 1951 in Innsbruck, completing his apprenticeship in 1956. Between 1957 and 1962 he studied in ...
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Zoo
The keeping of wild animals has a long tradition in Herberstein. It can be tracked back to the 17th century, the first time fallow deer were kept in Austria. At the end of 1960 Herberstein was converted into a zoo where visitors could see animals from all five continents. At that time the castle was opened to the public for the first time, too. Today the Herberstein Zoo is very well designed and has the largest cheetah park in Europe. It includes a remodeled ski-lift, forcing the cheetah to catch their food, which is hauled by the ski-lift at fast pace.
Public Administration
After the conviction of Andrea Herberstein (born Untersteiner) for serious commercial fraud in connection with the misuse of state subsidies granted to the Herberstein Zoo, the zoo is now managed by the Styrian Tiergarten GmbH, which is owned byStyria
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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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
External links
Herberstein
- official site
Gironcoli Museum
Castle Herberstein and zoo
youtube.com
Gallery