Landskron Castle
Villach, Austria
No longer standing
Demolished or destroyed.
Landskron Castle, known in German as Burg Landskron and in Slovene as Grad Vajškra, is a medieval hill castle in ruins northeast of Villach in Carinthia, Austria. It stands on a rock cone of the Ossiach Tauern range at about 658 metres above sea level. Dating to the early 14th century, it is today a major tourist destination, known for its falconry centre with regular flying demonstrations and a nearby macaque enclosure.
- Built
- Type
- castle, ruins, destroyed building or structure
- Heritage
- Listed objects in Austria
- Place
- Villach, Austria
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