Schloss Herberstein is a castle in Styria , Austria . Schloss Herberstein is situated at an elevation of 450 m (1,480 ft).
10-512: Herberstein may refer to: Schloss Herberstein , a castle in Styria, Austria Siegersdorf bei Herberstein , a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria Sankt Johann bei Herberstein , a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria Sigismund von Herberstein (1486–1566), Carniolan diplomat, writer and historian Ernest Johann Nepomuk Graf Herberstein (1731–1788),
20-452: Is a zoo at Schloss Herberstein in Styria , Austria . Due to the steep slopes around the castle Herberstein, count Johann Maximilian I zu Herberstein chose to give up the idea of keeping cattle around the castle, and he chose to bring fallow deer from Italy, to browse the environment around the castle and this became the origin of the present zoo. In 1888, the area for fenced animals
30-533: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Schloss Herberstein Herberstein Castle sits on a rock in the Feistritz [ de ; fr ; sh ; sv ] ravine and thus is not accessible from 3 sides. At the same time, the castle is not visible from out of the ravine and was thus naturally protected from attackers. The oldest parts of
40-614: The Herberstein Zoo , the zoo is now managed by the Styrian Tiergarten GmbH, which is owned by Styria . 47°13′09″N 15°48′45″E / 47.2191666667°N 15.8125°E / 47.2191666667; 15.8125 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Herberstein Zoo Herberstein Zoo (German: Tierwelt Herberstein )
50-587: The caste situated near the zoo stems from the 12th century. The first small castle called 'Herwigstein' (named after Herwig of Krottendorf) stood under the fiefdom of the Stubenberg Clan. Otto von Hartenberg could free the castle by a payment to the Stubenbergs and is considered to be the ancestor of Herberstein Castle since then. By 1400 the castle was expanded by a massive outer bailey, which included
60-482: The castle was opened to the public for the first time, too. Today the Herberstein Zoo is very well designed and has the largest cheetah park in Europe. It includes a remodeled ski-lift, forcing the cheetah to catch their food, which is hauled by the ski-lift at fast pace. After the conviction of Andrea Herberstein (born Untersteiner) for serious commercial fraud in connection with the misuse of state subsidies granted to
70-620: The castle, access to the historic gardens, the zoo, and the Gironcoli Museum, which features works by contemporary Austrian artist Bruno Gironcoli . The keeping of wild animals has a long tradition in Herberstein. It can be tracked back to the 17th century, the first time fallow deer were kept in Austria. At the end of 1960 Herberstein was converted into a zoo where visitors could see animals from all five continents. At that time
80-407: The end of the century St. George's Chapel, the gardeners home and the 'Maierhof' were completed. In the 17th and 18th century about one-fifth of Styria was possessed by Counts of Herberstein. Some 1,000 farms were tributary to the castle. The castle is still owned by the Herberstein family and serves as a residential and administrative center. Admission to the castle includes guided tours of part of
90-591: The first bishop of the diocese of Linz from 1785 to 1788 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Herberstein . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Herberstein&oldid=812079265 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
100-438: The previously built Gothic chapel of St. Catherine. The bailey was extended in the 15th century a number times. Mid-16th century, the castle was transformed into a residential building with Renaissance elements and expanded to accommodate the numerous offspring. In the 17th century the magnificent banqueting hall was built, the deep moat was built on. Mid-17th century the 'Florentinerhof' was constructed after an Italian model and by
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