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KUFSTEIN FORTRESS

The fortress is a landmark of the district capital Kufstein. Owned by the bishops of Regensburg, it was documented for the first time in 1205. From 1313 onwards Kufstein Castle belonged to the Dukes of Bavaria. In 1415 Duke Ludwig enlarged the fortification. In 1504 Emperor Maximilian I besieged and conquered Kufstein. He then ordered the castle to be newly built and expanded it to the size of a fortress. In 1703 and 1805 the Bavarians conquered the fortress which again came into Austrian ownership in 1814. It has belonged to the city of Kufstein since 1924.


HERB GARDEN
HERB GARDEN		 ROCK PASSAGEWAY
ROCK PASSAGEWAY		 THE EMPEROR'S TOWER
THE EMPEROR'S TOWER
17TH CENTURY CANNON
17TH CENTURY CANNON		 CEILING DECORATION
CEILING DECORATION		 JOSEFBURG CASEMATES
JOSEFBURG CASEMATES
CANON DATE INSCRIPTION . 1
CANON DATE INSCRIPTION . 1		 UPPER BARRACKS COURTYARD
UPPER BARRACKS COURTYARD		 GRUESOME PRINT
GRUESOME PRINT
THE FORTRESS
THE FORTRESS		 HISTORY INFORMATION PLAQUE
HISTORY INFORMATION PLAQUE		 ANCIENT PRISON CELL DOOR
ANCIENT PRISON CELL DOOR
ROCK PASSAGEWAY . 1
ROCK PASSAGEWAY . 1		 LOOKING UP FROM THE LOWER COURTYARD
LOOKING UP FROM THE LOWER COURTYARD		 WITCH'S TRIAL
WITCH'S TRIAL
CANON DATE INSCRIPTION
CANON DATE INSCRIPTION		 PRINCE EUGENE RAMPARTS
PRINCE EUGENE RAMPARTS		 ARCHWAY ON TO THE BATTLEMENTS
ARCHWAY ON TO THE BATTLEMENTS
WATCH-KEEPER'S ROOM
WATCH-KEEPER'S ROOM		 SUNDIAL ON THE UPPER BARRACKS
SUNDIAL ON THE UPPER BARRACKS		 CASTLE ARCHWAY
CASTLE ARCHWAY
17TH CENTURY CANNON . 1
17TH CENTURY CANNON . 1		 THE LOWER COURTYARD
THE LOWER COURTYARD		 CELL WALL PAINTING OF A PREVIOUS INMATE
CELL WALL PAINTING OF A PREVIOUS INMATE

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mart senior15-Oct-2009 22:54
a nice gallery ....v
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