Burg Festenburg, Medieval château and church in Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel, Austria.
The stone fortress stands at 744 meters elevation, featuring defensive walls and a knight's hall converted into the parish church of St. Catherine.
Built around 1200 by the Lords of Stubenberg, the castle successfully resisted Turkish sieges in 1529 and 1532 during the First Turkish Siege of Vienna.
The knight's hall transformed into a parish church contains interior paintings created by Johann Cyriak Hackhofer from the Vorau monastery.
Visitors can take guided tours of the castle from May to September, with access to the museum displaying Canon Ottokar Kernstock's living quarters.
The structure underwent transformation from a defensive fortress to a monastery between 1700 and 1723 after its purchase by Vorau Abbey in 1616.
Location: Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel
Elevation above the sea: 744 m
Address: Festenburg 1
GPS coordinates: 47.46361,15.91500
Latest update: April 3, 2025 15:09
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