Murau - Schloss Obermurau

Higher up from Murau's Parish Church of St Matthew on the left bank of the Mur stands the handsome Schloss Obermurau, the seat of the Schwarzenburg family. Originally a Liechtenstein castle, it was converted in the 17th C. to a four winged Renaissance building with a beautiful arcaded courtyard, chapel and staterooms. Also of interest are the 14th C. cemetery chapel of St Anne, with Late Gothic stained glass in the choir and fine frescos, as well as the church of St Giles (St Ägidius), the oldest church in the town (Romanesque, with 14th C. frescos). South of the Mur lies the Kalvarienberg (Calvary), with the prominent St Leonard's Church 15th C., accessible through the cloisters) and the ruins of Burg Grünfels, destroyed in the 13th C.