Schwanberg Castle

Schloss Schwanberg is located on a mountain to the west, high above the village. The so-called "first castle," built by the Pettau family in the 11th and 12th centuries, was destroyed in 1269 on the orders of the Bohemian King Ottokar. A few years later, the reconstruction of the castle began by the Pettau family (12th to 14th century). The castle was completed in its present form in 1581. From the 14th century to the 17th century, the Galler family ruled, followed by the Saurau family (among them Franz Josef Count Saurau) until 1822. The castle and the lands were then owned by the Liechtensteins, from whom it was purchased by the State of Styria in 1891. Since 1892, the buildings have served as a nursing home for the chronically ill.