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Burgruine Eppenstein | |
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Eppenstein, Styria Austria | |
Type | Spur castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Ruin |
Site history | |
Built | c. 1000 |
Burgruine Eppenstein is a ruined medieval castle overlooking Eppenstein in the Austrian state of Styria. It was built about 1000 AD as the ancestral seat of the Eppenstein dynasty, whose members served as Margraves of Styria and were enfeoffed with the Duchy of Carinthia in the 11th and 12th century.