Hohenzollern Castle in Heiligendamm is more a guest residence than a castle. Grand Duke Paul Friedrich commissioned the building to accommodate his noble guests. It saw its completion in the 1840s.
Category: Castles
Sümeg Castle in Hungary
Sümeg Castle (Sümeg Vár) is considered one of the most well-preserved Hungarian fortresses. It was built in the mid or late 13th century by Béla IV of Hungary. Today, the castle on top of a hill high over Sümeg is a venue for tournaments and cultural events.
Blatná Castle in Bohemia
Blatná Castle (Zámek Blatná) dates back to 1235. The building with a moat stands next to an English landscape park. Visitors find salons in the styles of Oriental, Rococo and Empire. One room displays the connection between a former castle owner and Ethiopia.
Trauttmansdorff Castle in Merano
Trauttmansdorff Castle (Schloss Trauttmansdorff) in Merano offers a lush garden with about 80 different areas and a view of the Alps. Inside the castle, a museum tells about tourism in the alpine region of South Tyrol.
Velenje Castle in Velenje
Velenje Castle (Velenjski grad) is a well-preserved castle high over the Slovenian city of Velenje. It offers an interesting museum inside. For example, you see the reconstruction of an old grocery shop and the remains of two mastodons.
Ambras Castle in Innsbruck
Ambras Castle (Schloss Ambras) offers a chamber of art and curiosities. In this museum, you see a portrait of Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, who is supposed to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s novel ‘Dracula’.
Zámek Slavkov in Moravia
Austria and France signed an armistice in Zámek Slavkov (Slavkov Castle) on Dec 6th, 1805. At that time, the place and the mansion were known by the name Austerlitz. Therefore, French people know the combat as Battle of Austerlitz.
Sigmundskron Castle in Bolzano
Train riders have this view of Sigmundskron Castle on a rail trip from Bolzano to Merano. The castle saw its first mention in 945. Around 1473, Duke Sigmund the Wealthy converted it into a fortress. Today, it houses a part of the Messner Mountain Museum.
Royal Palace of Visegrád
King Charles I of Hungary commissioned the first Royal House in the 14th century. In the 15th century, Matthias Corvinus renewed the palace in late Gothic style. After the Ottoman siege in 1544, the building fell into ruins. Its excavation began in 1934.
Červená Lhota Castle
Červená Lhota Castle (Zámek Červená Lhota) in Pluhův Žďár in southern Bohemia is a Renaissance castle on a rock in the middle of an artificial pond. His former German name was Rothlhotta. Fans of fairy tale movies may know it as a film location.
Neuhaus Castle in Stubenberg
Neuhaus Castle (Burg Neuhaus) stands in a forest near the Styrian place of Stubenberg am See. The owner offers tower apartments for holidays near Stubenberg Lake.
Čachtice Castle in Slovakia
Čachtice Castle (Čachtický hrad) was the residence and later the prison of “Blood Countess” Erzsébet Báthory. She became imprisoned after having been accused of being a serial murderer. She died there in the year 1614.