Burg Hardegg, Austria
Channel: Patrick Beckers
Date: 2023-03-04

Today, the castle is located on the border between Austria and the Czech Republic and was first mentioned in a document around 1145. The first owners were the counts of Plain und Hardegg. Until the middle of the 17th century, the castle was further expanded and inhabited. After that, decay set in and in 1764, stones and timber from the castle were used to rebuild the town of Hardegg after a major fire there. Around 1878, however, the ruins were partly rebuilt. The castle is privately owned, but rooms in the rebuilt parts can be visited, including a museum dedicated to the Mexican emperor, Maximilian I. The ruined part is no longer accessible because of danger of collapse.

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