Structures - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1960 - 4 Shilling

Around the year 900 founded the cup of coffee of King Arnulf, Heimo, on the Hainburger Schlossberg a protective castle to protect the settlers who had come down from the Bavarian region Danube. After its founder Heimo, who came from the family of Counts Rott, she was named Heimoburg. The castle gave the city its name (Haiminburch-Heimenburk-Heimburk). The old amber road led through Hainburg via Hungary to the south. With this geographically sensitive location Hainburgs the rich history of this city is more than a thousand years old understandable. Hainburg was above all a strategically important fortress against the invasions from the east. The fortifications, which developed through the centuries, are among the most beautiful preserved fortifications in Austria. Hainburg still has twelve towers and three gate towers today. The 20 meter high Wienertor in Hainburg can be seen as a brand image. The lower part of the gate belongs to the Middle Ages. After the Turkish invasions around 1532, the upper part of the tower with the loopholes was built, which also gave it its characteristic bulky appearance.