Burg Bruck

Local nameSchloss Bruck
LocationLienz, Austria

Burg Bruck is a medieval castle in Lienz in Tyrol, Austria. Burg Bruck is 711 metres above sea level.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. 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.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Bruck

Official Website http://www.museum-schlossbruck.at/

Address 1 Schloßberg, 9900, Austria

Coordinates 46°49'56.362" N 12°44'56.438" E

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