Schloss Pöllan, Protected heritage castle in Paternion, Austria
Schloss Pollen is a castle at 629 meters elevation set in an Alpine valley with two hexagonal corner towers and a Renaissance portal in red and brown stone. The entire structure comprises a compact fortification with thick stone walls typical of defensive buildings in this region.
The castle was built between 1600 and 1616 under Christoph Haidenreich and was part of landscape development during the Counter-Reformation period. His heirs later sold it to new owners who used it as a residence after 1945.
The castle displays handcrafted features from different periods visible in its stone walls, including scaffold holes and stonework that reveal layers of its past. These marks offer visitors a direct connection to how such buildings were constructed and maintained.
Access is limited as the building remains in private hands and serves as housing for forestry workers. Visitors can explore the surrounding area from outside and observe the architectural details from various viewing points.
Near the castle at Tragin-Pöllan by the Weißenbach creek, an ancient gold panning site existed where gold in dust and grain form was collected since antiquity. This historical mining shows that the region was valued not only for its fortifications but also for its natural resources.
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