Flaschberg Castle

The first documented mention of Flaschberg, then referred to as “Flassinperc,” dates back to 1154, when a certain Ugo de Flassinperc was named as a witness in a document from Aquileia. The Lords of Flaschberg served the Counts of Görz and were involved in conflicts with the Archbishopric of Salzburg. Around 1280, Ulrich von Flaschberg was accused of damaging Salzburg properties. Later, the Flaschberg family also undertook diplomatic missions and acquired lands in the Puster Valley, around Lienz, and in Friuli. Following the Peace of Pusarnitz in 1460, all Görz possessions, including Flaschberg Castle, came under imperial administrators. Christof von Flaschberg left Carinthia around 1500, as the family had lost its influence. The castle later passed to the Lords of Mandorff and was sold in 1643 to the Counts Widmann-Ortenburg. From 1662 to 1918, Flaschberg Castle and its associated lands were owned by the Princes of Porcia.