Burg Grimmenstein (Austria)

The castle is located in the Pittental on the south-eastern slope of the Kulmriegels in the market town of Grimmenstein at an altitude of 660 m above sea level. A. and about 100 meters below the Kulmriegel summit on a rock. It is one of the three previous dam systems on the Kulmriegel, overlooking the Pittental. Like the other two barrier systems, it was left to lapse due to the roof tax and largely removed as building material. In the 1960s there was a repair and partial reconstruction in the neo-romantic style [1] using the walls that still existed as ruins. After further dilapidation, the new owner Markus Albero Grimmenstein has restored the structure to 90% on his own since July 2014 without public funds / subsidies and since April 2016 makes it accessible to the public.