Hochosterwitz Castle

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Hochosterwitz
Sankt Georgen, Carinthia, Austria
West view of Hochosterwitz Castle
Type	Rock castle
Height	664m.
Site information
Owner	Khevenhüller noble family
Open to the public	April–October
Condition	restored
Site history
Built	c. 860
Built by	Osterwitz dynasty

Hochosterwitz Castle (German: Burg Hochosterwitz, Slovene: Grad Ostrovica) is a castle in Austria, considered one of Austria's most impressive medieval castles. It is on a 172-metre (564 ft) high dolomite rock near Sankt Georgen am Längsee, east of the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia. The rock castle is one of the state's landmarks and a major tourist attraction.