Burgruine Rauhenstein

The ruins Rauhenstein is the destroy of a mountain fortress inside the Helenental northeast of Schwechat, in the nearby vicinity of ??Baden close to Vienna. It became probable, as well as the neighboring citadel ruins Rauheneck, constructed within the 12th century by using the Knights Tursen. She changed into again and again inhabited with the aid of robber barons and regularly destroyed and rebuilt.

At its final expiration, but, consists of the roof tax from the 18th century guilt. At that point, many castles had been sealed off as this form of constructing tax was calculated according to the roof area of ??homes. Maintenance work on the ruins, which had been undoubtedly obtained within the sense of the Kurbetriebes, have been made in 1881. The hold is the oldest a part of the fort and dates back to the 12th century. The partitions of the 20m excessive tower are 3 meters thick at the bottom. Since 1993, the Ruine Rauhenstein celebrates the so-called Ruin Festival from April 30 to May 1.