The Burgbau Friesach is a live medieval castle construction project in Carinthia’s oldest chartered town, where a new castle is being built from scratch using only 13th-century tools and methods. Started 2009; expected to take decades. Visitors watch construction and participate in craft demonstrations. Check burgbau.at for hours. Friesach is on the main Salzburg-Vienna rail line. Combine with the five medieval castle ruins above the town.
heritage site in Friesach
Burgbau Friesach
The Burgbau Friesach is a live medieval castle construction site where a new castle is being built entirely using 13th-century tools, materials, and methods. No power equipment, no modern concrete, no steel reinforcement. Workers quarry limestone by hand, mix mortar from lime and sand, and raise walls using ropes and timber scaffolding.
- Type
- heritage site
- Destination
- Friesach
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 2009
- Era
- Contemporary
- Address
- 9360 Friesach, 9360 Friesach
- Coordinates
- 46.9455, 14.4133
- Official website
- Visit website