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Mayenburg Ruin

Fortress · Meraner Land · 681 m ·

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/ The Mayenburg castle was first mentioned in 1241
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/ Der mächtige Bergfried der Mayenburg.
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/ In einer Seitenkapelle von St. Severin in Völlan finden sich Fresken mit einer Darstellung der Mayenburg.
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The Mayenburg ruin is situated on a hill close to the village of Foiana.

The Mayenburg castle, that was first officially mentioned in 1241, was commissioned by the Appiano Counts as a strategic element for their defence system. When the Appiano dynasty died out the castle was passed on to the Counts of Tyrol as a fief. In 1650 the castle was owned by Count Veit Benno Brandis that expanded it noticeably. In 1814, when the castle was already noticeably deteriorated, it became owned by peasant families. Finally, in 1922 the Auffinger family of doctors bought the ruins of the castle and refurbished it. The castle is a private property and is not open to the public.

Coordinates

46.591355, 11.147990

DMS

46°35'28.9"N 11°08'52.8"E

UTM

32T 664541 5161995

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