Ehrenberg castle
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Ehrenberg castle is a castle in Austria
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separates the Lech valley area from the region known as Zwischentoren and the Fernpass.
The first castle of Ehrenberg
was built in the 13th century, before being expanded and, for a time, becoming the legal centre of the area before the court was moved to Reutte
in the 16th century.
The fortifications eventually straddled the Falkenkopf and the Schlossberg
and were planned to be occupied by a garrison of nearly 1000 soldiers, before being largely destroyed in the French invasion of Tyrol
in the early 19th century.
A multi-media show - "Ehrenberg Historical" - also takes place twice a week from the end of March until the end of October. Tickets for the events are available from local tourist offices and certain accommodation owners.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Ehrenberg History
The fortifications of Ehrenberg stand at a strategically important point known as the Ehrenberger Klause ("gorge" or "narrows"). This narrow pass down to the plain around ReutteReutte
Reutte is a market town in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district . Reutte is located on the Lech river, and has a population of 5,738 .- Neighbouring municipalities :...
separates the Lech valley area from the region known as Zwischentoren and the Fernpass.
The first castle of Ehrenberg
Ehrenberg
Ehrenberg may refer to:Germany* Ehrenberg, Hesse, a town in the Fulda district** Ehrenberg in the northwest of Ehrenberg, Hesse* Ehrenberg, Thuringia, a town in the Hildburghausen district...
was built in the 13th century, before being expanded and, for a time, becoming the legal centre of the area before the court was moved to Reutte
Reutte
Reutte is a market town in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district . Reutte is located on the Lech river, and has a population of 5,738 .- Neighbouring municipalities :...
in the 16th century.
The fortifications eventually straddled the Falkenkopf and the Schlossberg
Schlossberg
The term Schlossberg or Schloßberg may refer to:*Schloßberg, Austria, a town in the district of Leibnitz in Styria*Schlossberg , a tree covered hill in the area of the city of Freiburg im Breisgau....
and were planned to be occupied by a garrison of nearly 1000 soldiers, before being largely destroyed in the French invasion of Tyrol
County of Tyrol
The County of Tyrol, Princely County from 1504, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1814 a province of the Austrian Empire and from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
in the early 19th century.
Ehrenberg Castle in the Present Day
Ehrenberg Castle offers an interesting perspective on the history of the area and is nowadays run as a European Castle Museum. The buildings are being renovated by the historical association and offer many walking trails from one set of fortifications to another, as well as torchlit ascents in the evening.A multi-media show - "Ehrenberg Historical" - also takes place twice a week from the end of March until the end of October. Tickets for the events are available from local tourist offices and certain accommodation owners.