VR glasses compatible (e.g. Quest 3)
Short Description
Ruine Pernegg - a castle that was already in ruins before 1700, as can be seen in the engraving by Georg Matthäus Vischer. Today the complex is completely overgrown, there is no official recognizable access route and it feels like a small – personal – journey of discovery there.
Actually there are two ruins. The larger ruins further back and above and a much smaller “Lower Castle” that is even more hidden in the forest.
This Niedere Veste can be viewed as an outer bailey or alternatively as an older independent complex. You don't know exactly. And that's hardly surprising, because this "Forgotten Castle" is hardly mentioned anywhere in history and Vischer obviously either didn't notice it around 1680 or deliberately didn't sketch it. Today it no longer consists of a curved wall in the forest - the remains of which were already used as building material for the newer Pernegg Castle in the valley.
The upper ruin has a special feature: heavily developed fortifications in the north along the former access road to the castle gate. The last remnants of wood from the residential building are also interesting: the attachments of the former wooden room lining embedded in the wall have been preserved. Remains of the castle chapel are at least visible. A depression in the ground indicates the location of the water supply.
The complex is situated in a warm and sunny location, with wild ivy climbing up some of the walls.
Virtual Tour
Help for the tour
The virtual tour is best experienced in full screen (double-click on the image or click on the button at the bottom right), on a large PC monitor with headphones or speakers. Under the mouse pointer (or when touching the touchscreen) some simple reconstructions of the former building structure become visible. Small details are pointed out using information symbols.
At the top right an orientation plan and/or a map can be activated, on the right edge the music can be muted, a compass can be switched on or off and switched to English.
The information symbol displays further descriptions of what has just been seen.
If you activate the home button at the top edge of the image, you get to the aerial photo/overview and back again.
The tour, like all the others, can be experienced with VR glasses such as a Quest 3. No additional software required - simply enter the URL of this page in the glasses' browser, activate the VR button that is then visible there - and you're done.
Historical views of the Pernegg Ruins
Geographical Location
Web Links
- https://www.burgenseite.com/wp/die-obere-burg-bei-pernegg/
- https://www.burgenseite.com/wp/die-untere-burg-von-pernegg/
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Pernegg
- http://www.burgen-austria.com/archive.php?id=1527
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