Princely Treasures - Palaces and Castles

Three gouaches by painter Ferdinand Runk have been selected to continue our series on treasures from the Princely Collections. They all depict landscapes in which the palaces and castles of the House of Liechtenstein were located. The ruins of "Mödling Castle" (face value: CHF 1.00) are located above the Mödlingbach Valley in Lower Austria. In the 19th century, the hilltop castle was one of the largest fortifications and offered observation posts a good view.

Nestled in the hilly landscape around Adamov (German: Adamsthal) in the Czech Republic lies "Novigrad Castle" (face value: CHF 1.20). First mentioned in writing in 1381 and fought over several times, it was converted into a hunting lodge by the House of Liechtenstein between 1800 and 1806.

Between the 17th and 20th centuries, the ruling dukes of Liechtenstein transformed their dominions in South Moravia into an impressive landscape spanning 143 square kilometres, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Both indigenous and exotic natural elements have been brought into harmony with cultural monuments from successive eras, one of which is the neo-Gothic "Lednice Castle" (face value: CHF 1.90).