page_title: Nötsch im Gailtal
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Nötsch im Gailtal / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Wasserleonburg castle near Nötsch im Gailtal in the south of Carinthia in Austria / EU. Left to it its farm building Deutsch: Schloss Wasserleonburg in der Gemeinde Nötsch im Kärntner Gailtal in Österreich / Europäische Union. Ansicht gegen Norden zum Dobratsch hin. Links das Wirtschaftsgebäude. Wasserleonburg: &#160; This media shows the protected monument with the number 34778 in Austria. (Commons, de, Wikidata) Farm building Wasserleonburg: &#160; This media shows the protected monument with the number 47263 in Austria. (Commons, de, Wikidata)
context_page_description: Nötsch im Gailtal is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
context_section_description: The settlement in the Duchy of Carinthia was first mentioned in a 1253 deed together with Lewenburg castle, present-day Wasserleonburg, then a fief of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg. The area was devastated in the 1348 Friuli earthquake, which caused a massive landslide at Mt. Dobratsch and a flood of the Gail river.
  Wasserleonburg Castle, located high above the village of Saak, was rebuilt in the 14th century. During a series of ownership of several Villach merchant families, it was significantly enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries, including a Renaissance courtyard with an open loggia, a Mannerist facade, and a castle chapel. Up to today, the complex is privately owned and used as a hotel; after his abdication, Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, and his wife Wallis Simpson spent their honeymoon here from 5 June to 7 September 1937.
  From the early 20th century onwards, Nötsch temporarily was home of a group of Expressionist painters around Anton Kolig (1886–1950). The "Nötsch Circle" was in touch with the Hagenbund group of artists around Oskar Kokoschka, Anton Faistauer, and Egon Schiele.
caption: Wasserleonburg Castle
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