Austria Castles are exquisite works of art and architecture, that speaks much about the culture and creativity of the countrymen. These are the residences of the royal families in Austria who ruled the country successfully through generations. Though monarchy has abolished completely from this European country, the inhabitants of Austria have preserved these architectural works for the creativities and imagination involved in erecting them.
Austria Castles at Burgenland are generally very strong erections with around 12 meters thick walls. These walls form natural protection from the foreign enemies along with the presence of armories within the castle compounds. These royal buildings were constructed in the 14 th century with baronial halls, art galleries and a vast collection of arms. For maintenance purposes, some of these Austrian Castles have been transformed into public museums, official residences of Austrian leaders and places for holding political meetings. Some of the significant Burgenland Castles are:
- Schloss Kittsee
- Schloss Tabor
- Burg Schlaining
- Schloss Esterházy
- Burg Forchtenstein
- Schloss Halbturn
- Forchtenstein
Austrian Castles at Carinthia are gigantic in size, today used extensively by the students for excursions. These royal constructions were made sometime between 13 th to 20 th centuries, with Romanesque frescos, arsenals, and Tudor and Renaissance styles displayed everywhere. Today, some of these palatial buildings are transformed into some most fascinating museums. Names of a few castles in Carinthia are enlisted below:
- Alte Burg
- Neues Schloss
- Schloss Drasing
- Schloss Leonstein
- Schloss Porcia
- Schloss Frauenstein
- Schloss Straburg
- Schloss Treffen
- Schloss Rossegg
- Schloss Velden
- Schloss Ehrenfels
- Burgruine Gomarn
- Schloss Eberstein
- Burgruine Gillitzstein
- Burgruine Alt-Finkenstein
- Schloss Petersberg
- Schloss Geyersberg
- Burg Villach
- Burg Landskron
- Herzogsburg
- Schloss Bayerhofen
- Schloss Henkel von Donnersmarck
Apart from these, Austria Castles exist in some of these places too:
- Tyrol
- Upper Austria
- Vorarlberg
- Vienna
- Salzburg
- Styria
- Lower Austria
These are some other well-known Austria Castles:
- Castle St. Georgen
- Aichberg Castle
- Amber Road
- Burgenkunde
- Burgenkunde Österreichs
- Castle Obervoitsberg
- Festung Hohensazburg
- Kulturreisen Guida turistica
- Martin Aigner's Burgenseite
- Schloss Laxenburg
- Schönnbrun palace
Austria Castles are all-time favorite of international tourists. Those who are interested in history and such related matters will always love to visit these places, thus boosting up travel and tourism activities of Austria.
