Merkenstein ruins - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Merkenstein ruins - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Merkenstein ruins are the remains of a castle in Lower Austria near Bad Vöslau in the Großau cadastre (property register). In some sources, it is mentioned as early as the year 1141. The first definite mention is in the Codex Falkensteinensis in 1170. Ludwig van Beethoven dedicated two Lieder to the ruin. Read more on Wikipedia
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