Municipality of Friesach

Friesach is considered the oldest town in Carinthia and still impresses today with its almost unaltered medieval townscape. The historic old town is surrounded by three castles - Petersberg, Burg Geiersberg and Burg Lavant - as well as the well-preserved town fortifications, including one of the few moats in Europe that still carries water kaerntenportal.at+10en.wikipedia.org+10wortkultur.at+10.
Petersberg Castle rises in the center with its 28-meter-high keep, which today houses the town museum. The legendary Friesach pennies are also on display in the chapel tower - once a far-reaching medieval currency kosmopoetin.com+6Carinthia+6Central Carinthia+6.
A special highlight is the modern Friesach Castle Building Experience project: since 2009, a castle has been built on the outskirts of the town using only medieval techniques - completely without machines - and allows visitors to actively immerse themselves in the world of medieval craftsmanship Kärnten+6pichlschloss.at+6Region Mittelkärnten+6.
Every two years, the town celebrates its history with the Spectaculum zu Friesach, featuring jousting tournaments, jugglers and a medieval market, complemented by plays at the Friesacher Burghofspiele on Petersberg kaerntenportal.at+10Region Mittelkärnten+10Region Mittelkärnten+10.
In short: Friesach combines authentic medieval architecture - town walls, moats, castles, churches - with lively events and pioneering archaeology projects. An atmospheric place where history is not only shown, but experienced.

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Juliana Regenfelder

updated on: July 29, 2025