Mödling Castle Ruins

The Babenberg Castle, which was built in the middle of the 12th century, was the biggest Romanesque castle (175m x 80m) of Austria.

In 1797 it was destroyed by the baron of Penkler and a decade later the princes of Liechtenstein bought the ruins and renovated parts of it in the Romanesque style. However, the castle, where the poet Walter von der Vogelweide spent a few years, was again destroyed in 1848.