The complex is located above the Görtschitztal road (B 92) leading from Hüttenberg to Neumarkt on a rocky hill about 30 meters high. The ruins of the mighty, thick-walled residential tower, which also made up the main part of the entire complex, have been preserved from the Romanesque castle. There are no remains of the usual ring wall around the tower castle. On the north side of the castle hill, however, a former sickle-shaped rampart can be seen in the area.

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In the High Middle Ages, the name Hus stood for a fortified residence, and one such was first mentioned in a document here in 1247. Since mineral mining had been …

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1. Neumarkt Main Square Fountain – Observation tower loop from Neumarkt in Steiermark

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2. Hörfeld Moor Observation Tower – Neumarkt Main Square Fountain loop from Adendorf

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3. View of the Seetaler Alps – Furtner pond loop from Mühlen

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Elevation 990 m

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Althaus Castle Ruins (Görtschitztal)

1. Neumarkt Main Square Fountain – Observation tower loop from Neumarkt in Steiermark

2. Hörfeld Moor Observation Tower – Neumarkt Main Square Fountain loop from Adendorf

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