The hospital with a chapel founded on the Lieser by Count Otto II of Ortenburg and his brother, the archdeacon Hermann, for travellers over the Katschberg and the Radstadt Tauern, confirmed by Archbishop Adalbert of Salzburg on 11 April 1191.
A settlement grows on the right bank under an Ortenburg tower. Market in 1242. On 1 January 1200 it is a new hospital settlement.
Who holds it
- Name
- The counts of Ortenburg
- Title
- Lord
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
The counts of Ortenburg.
How things stand that morning
A hospital settlement of the Ortenburgs.
Charter
Market 1242 (not yet).
Communities
Not recorded.
Walls and castle
An Ortenburg tower castle, probably on the site of the later palace.
Trade and crafts
Pilgrims and travellers on the Tauern roads; tolls and rafting at the Lieser, Möll and Drava junction (later).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: From the town article.
Primary sources for Carinthia
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.