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The view from Dürnstein Castle is breathtakingly beautiful!

Schönbühel Castle is located below Melk on the right bank of the Danube in the Lower Austrian municipality of Schönbühel-Aggsbach.

From Dürnstein-Oberloiben, a bus departs hourly for Krems/Melk. Dürnstein, a picturesque village in the Wachau region, is rich in history and charm. Founded in the 11th century by the Kuenring family, Dürnstein achieved considerable wealth and development in the 13th and 14th centuries through the ransom paid for the captured English King Richard the Lionheart.

Impressive building project on the edge of the Central European lifeline

beautiful castle ruins with a wonderful view

Chic building with an impressive and interesting history that dates back to 1774. Luberegg was last flooded during the severe Danube floods of 2002, so the walls had to dry out for years. In 2003, the hotel owner Josef Pichler from Emmersdorf acquired the property and built flood protection in 2005. Luberegg Castle has been used for gastronomy for years, and the western corner house houses a wine tavern. The property is now primarily used as an event hotel. Description on the website: Historically high-profile location. True!

Dürnstein History During the 11th century, the Kuenringers came to Austria from the Bavarian-Saxon region and received large areas around Eggenburg and Gobelsburg as imperial fiefs. In the service of the Austrian Babenberg sovereign, they acquired a large part of the Waldviertel. The Tegernsee monastery in Bavaria appointed them as bailiffs over the monastery's properties in the Wachau. Asso von Kuenring acquired the area around today's Dürnstein, and his grandson Hadmar I fortified the rock above the Danube for the first time. In 1192/93, the English King Richard I the Lionheart was imprisoned in the Kuenringer castle on behalf of the Babenberger Leopold V. A share of Richard's ransom, which went to the Kuenringers, enabled the castle and town of Dürnstein to be expanded and flourished in the 13th and 14th centuries. In the division of inheritance between the Kuenringer brothers Leuthold III and Johann I in 1347, the new town was referred to as a town for the first time. In this year, Dürnstein was probably granted town rights by Johann I, and the residents are referred to as citizens. The town of Dürnstein was not awarded its coat of arms until 1476 by Emperor Friedrich III. Text / Source: Dürnstein Municipality, 3601 Dürnstein, No. 25 https://www.duernstein.at/ueber-duernstein/geschichte

A very beautiful castle, right on the Danube. The castle can also be seen in the Sissi film, during a cruise on the Danube. Very close by, at the municipal building (forecourt), there's a water tap 💦 and for e-bikes: The sockets above are not switched off. You can charge your bike here.