Eppenstein is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in the Austrian state of Styria . Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform , it is part of the municipality Weißkirchen in Steiermark .
3-797: Eppenstein lies in the Lavanttal Alps stretching along the narrow valley of the Granitzenbach creek, which runs from the Upper Mur valley in the north up to the Obdach Saddle pass and the Lavant Valley valley in Carinthia . The former municipal area comprised the cadastral communities of Mühldorf, Schoberegg, and Schwarzenbach. Eppenstein is known for the medieval Eppenstein Castle , built about 1000 AD by
6-639: The Central Eastern Alps in Austria and Slovenia , between the river Mur in the north and the Drava in the south. The mountains are named after the central valley of Lavanttal and the Lavant River which runs in their midst. Historically they were also viewed, along with the neighbouring Gurktal Alps range, as part of the larger " Noric Alps ", but that grouping had no geological basis. The main ranges of
9-588: The Eppenstein margravial dynasty, who temporarily ruled as Dukes of Carinthia in the 11th and 12th centuries. Later held by Habsburg ministeriales like the Graben von Stein family, it was rebuilt in a Gothic style around 1478. Today only ruins remain. This Styria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lavanttal Alps The Lavanttal Alps ( German : Lavanttaler Alpen , Slovene : Labotniške Alpe ) are part of
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