Lamberg Castle

Steyr, Austria

Schloss Lamberg originates from the 10th century and was first time mentioned in 985 AD. It was called Styraburg and owned by the Traungauer family (of the Otakare branch). Later the castle was moved to to the hands of Bamberg and Habsburg families.

In 1666 the castle was acquired by Count of Lamberg. After a fire was destroyed the old castle in 1727 the new palace was built. It was damaged in the Napoleonic Wars in 1800, 1805 and 1809. Today the Lamberg castle is used for cultural events.

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Panoramaweg, Steyr, Austria
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Founded: 985 AD / 18th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Austria

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Nazariy Mamrokha (18 months ago)
Worth seeing, beautiful yard with goats!))
Antonio Ezio Frascarelli (18 months ago)
Nice place to visit. Horrible statues but worth spending some time around the city.
Andrea Aparo (2 years ago)
Nice for few hours visit
Nikolaus Bolen (2 years ago)
So beautiful. On one side you can observe the residents
Cate Deli (2 years ago)
it is a beautiful old castle overlooking styria, which offers during summer on fridays concerts and has an incredible library which is hundreds of years old. The close by park has a unique beauty with a lot of little cute statues and fountains. It is definitely worth to visit during a stay in styria
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