!!!Rottenstein

Rottenstein: there are four topographical objects which bear the name 
Rottenstein in Carinthia: 1) castle ruins west of Steinfeld, in the 
upper Drau/Drava valley; Roman fortifications which have fallen into 
disrepair; the name was changed by Dietrich von Rotenstein in 1135; 
chief residence of the noble Rottensteiner family; 2) town in the 
Satnitz region (in the municipality of Ebenthal); Romanesque church 
with Gothic vault, Baroque altars and Gothic bells; the castle was 
first mentioned in a document in 1140, castle ruins still remain; 
Gothic gravestone of Bernhard von Rotenstein in the church of Sager 
(1300); 3) demesne near St. Georgen on Lake Laengsee (in the 
municipality of the same name); refers to the old residence; 4) castle 
ruins east of Kleinkirchheim (in the municipality of Bad 
Kleinkirchheim), first documented mention in 1207.


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