Burgruine Finkenstein
Ruins · Austria
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 1142
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 46.547, 13.903
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Finkenstein Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the market town of Finkenstein, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
History
Finkenstein Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the market town of Finkenstein, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is situated on a steep cliff at the southern foot of the Karawanks mountain range, high above Lake Faak, at a height of 788 metres (2,585 ft). Today the castle ruin is the backdrop of the Burgarena, an amphitheatre with 1150 seats mainly used for concerts and festivals.