Burg Bruck
| Burg Bruck | |
|---|---|
| Tyrol, Austria | |
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| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | City of Lienz |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Preserved |
| Site history | |
| Built | From about 1252 |
Burg Bruck is a medieval castle in Lienz in Tyrol, Austria. Burg Bruck is 711 metres (2,333 ft) above sea level.[1]
It was completed in 1278 as the residence of the Meinhardiner Counts of Görz. In 1490. the chapel was decorated with frescoes by Simon von Taisten.[2] In 1500 the last count Leonhard of Görz bequeathed the castle to the Habsburg archduke Maximilian I of Austria, who incorporated it into his Tyrolean possessions. During the Campaigns of 1796 in the French Revolutionary Wars it was occupied by French troops under General Barthélemy Catherine Joubert. Today Bruck Castle is a museum featuring many works of the painter Albin Egger-Lienz.
See also
References
This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia.
- ↑ Burg Bruck Altitude and Position
- ↑ Chizzali. Tyrol: Impressions of Tyrol. (Innsbruck: Alpina Printers and Publishers), p. 55
External links
- Museum der Stadt Lienz Schloss Bruck (German)
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Coordinates: 46°49′54″N 12°44′56″E / 46.8316666667°N 12.7488888889°E