Hainburg Castle

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Hainburg Castle, also known as Heimenburg, was built by Henry III the Holy Roman Emperor around 1050 to protect the traffic in Danube. It was enlarged in the mid-13th century. The castle was besieged in 1619-1620 by Hungarian army and conquered in 1683 by Ottomans. 

After the new residence was built in 1742 the old castle was left to decay. Today Hainburg castle can freely be visited. A nice castle ruin, giving great views over the medieval town below and the surrounding countryside.

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Address
Schlossbergstraße, Hainburg an der Donau, Austria

Established
c. 1050

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