Hollenegg#
Hollenegg, Styria, municipality in the district of Deutschlandsberg, alt. 456 m, pop. 2,146, area 17.56 km2, in the Sulmtal valley. Manufacture of agricultural machinery. Hollenegg has one of the most beautiful castles in Styria. The fortress (first documented mention in 1165) was extended by Francesco Marmoro around 1570. Hollenegg Castle has 2 courtyards (one with arcades similar to those in the Grazer Landhaus and a fountain gazebo), a large hall with frescoes (1750) and rooms with stucco ceilings and fireplaces. Most of the furniture comes from Riegersburg and Limberg; magnificent park; since 1821 owned by the Princes of Liechtenstein; St. Aegydius parish church (before 1787, Rococo interior) in the southern courtyard of the castle; St. Patrick´s subsidiary church (1777).