Gomarn Castle Ruins – Ruins of Painburg Castle loop from Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal
Gomarn Castle Ruins – Ruins of Painburg Castle loop from Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal
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Gomarn Castle Ruins – Ruins of Painburg Castle loop from Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal
04:27
15.0km
460m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 8, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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209 m
Gomarn Castle Ruins
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2.47 km
Feldteich
Lake
3.19 km
Ruins of Painburg Castle
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Towards the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century, they undertook significant extensions and expansions of the fortifications. These fortifications proved to be extremely effective, because when Turkish raiders devastated the villages of the upper Lavant valley at the end of the 15th century, they left the Painhof, to which parts of the civilian population had fled, unscathed.
In 1544, Siegmund von Pain had the spacious Lichtengraben Castle built not far from the castle. The Painburg was abandoned and its masonry used as building material for the expansion of the new residence. In terms of ownership, the ruins have remained connected to Lichtengraben Castle to this day. Seyfried von Pain had to file for bankruptcy in 1615. Although his main creditors were his two sisters and his mother, the rule had to be ceded to Melchior Putz von Kirchheimegg. The family died out in 1652 with Hans Christoph von Pain. The estate now had a number of owners, most of whom inherited the dominion from one another. Eventually Franz Josef Freiherr von Teuffenbach bought the property in 1711.
Lichtengraben remained with the Teuffenbach family until 1839. After that it passed to Eugen Ritter von Dickmann. After 1870, Lichtengraben fell to the Hüttenberger Eisenwerksgesellschaft, which was eventually replaced by the Alpine Montangesellschaft. In 1886 the Royal Norwegian Consul Dr. Karl Neufeld the estate. The estate has been family-owned since that time. Namely the families Baumann, von Bitzy and finally the family Rittler, which still owns the property and runs it as an agricultural and forestry business.
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3.51 km
Wolf Warning
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4.01 km
To the Wolves Farm Shop
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4.89 km
Ruins in the Forest
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5.02 km
Small Shrine of Mary
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14.9 km
Paracelsus House on Postgasse
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The small Paracelsushaus in the Postgasse reminds of the famous doctor and is the starting point of the source hikes.
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15.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
9.23 km
3.39 km
2.09 km
215 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
7.91 km
3.56 km
1.77 km
878 m
533 m
307 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,150 m)
Lowest point (700 m)
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Wednesday 29 July
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17°C
45 %
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