Castle Bruck (Schloss Bruck) description and photos - Austria: Tyrol (Topic)

Schloss Bruck description and photos - Austria: Tyrol. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Schloss Bruck.

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Brook Castle is a medieval castle in Lienz, Tyrol. The castle was named after a small stone bridge (Bruecke), which was located at the castle. The castle tower and large defensive walls have survived to this day.

Construction of the castle began in 1250 as the residence of the Counts of Hertz. In 1480, the Hertz clan began to rule in Tyrol, which immediately affected the rapid development of the castle. It is developing rapidly, new buildings appear, including the chapel, consisting of two floors, the walls of which are decorated with paintings by Simon von Theisten.

After the death of the last of the Hertz family, the castle passed into the possession of Emperor Maximilian I, who Brooke rather quickly pledged to pay off his large debts. The next owner of the castle was the von Wolkenstein family, during whose period a wall with rotundas was built, and another entrance was built.

In the 17th century, the castle was used for court hearings and for keeping weapons. Later, nuns began to live in the castle. In 1783, Emperor Joseph II decided to set up a barracks and a hospital in the castle, so he declared Brook the property of the state and drove the nuns away.

Until the beginning of the First World War, the castle was owned by the family of Governor Lienz and was used as a brewery.

During the Second World War, a city museum was opened in the castle - the Museum of Creativity and Traditions of East Tyrol. Pictures by various artists are displayed in forty halls of the museum. In addition, the exposition of the museum contains interesting archaeological finds,

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