Festung Kufstein - Kufstein, Tyrol, AT
N 47° 34.873 E 012° 10.149
33T E 287135 N 5273639
The Kufstein Fortress (German: Festung Kufstein) is the main landmark of Kufstein, a town in Tyrol, Austria. The fortress acted as prison for a number of political dissidents during the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Waymark Code: WM13CAM
Location: Tirol, Austria
Date Posted: 11/07/2020
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The main tower, the "Kaiserturm" (Emperors Tower) was a political prison for mainly easteuropean dissidents in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Its name is deeply embedded in Hungarian history. The list of prominent Hungarians imprisoned in the fortress includes:
Ferenc Kazinczy, advocate of Hungarian language and literature, 1799–1800;
Countess Blanka Teleki, socialite and educator, 1853–1856;
Klára Leövey, teacher;
Sen. Miklós Wesselényi, a Hungarian nobleman 1785–1789;
László Szentjóbi Szabó, poet, 1795;
György Gaál, Protestant preacher 1850–1856;
Sándor Rózsa, Hungary's "Robin Hood", revolutionary, 1859–1865;
Máté Haubner, Evangelical bishop
It was also where some 100 Polish people arrested after the 1846 Kraków Uprising were held.
The fortress now houses the City Museum of Kufstein. Part of it is also used for concerts and meetings.
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