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Burgruine Straßfried is a castle in Carinthia Austria. It is located next to the Austrian-Italian border by Arnoldstein in Carinthia.The name of the castle means Ruins of Castle Strasbourg and draws attention to its location and its earlier strategic importance. Straßfried lies on a forested hill at the junction of roads from Italy with another from the Gail River valley. The castle is first documented as Castrum Strazvrid in 1279 when the estate was captured by the Habsburg King Rudolf.