The settlement in the Duchy of Carinthia was first mentioned in a 1253 deed together with '' Lewenburg '' castle , present-day Wasserleonburg , then a fief of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg . The area was devastated in the 1348 Friuli earthquake , which caused a massive landslide at Mt. Dobratsch and a flood of the Gail river . Wasserleonburg Castle , located high above the village of Saak , was rebuilt in the 14th century . During a series of ownership of several Villach merchant families , it was significantly enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries , including a Renaissance courtyard with an open loggia , a Mannerist facade , and a castle chapel . Up to today , the complex is privately owned and used as a hotel ; after his abdication , Edward VIII , Duke of Windsor , and his wife Wallis Simpson spent their honeymoon here from 5 June to 7 September 1937
1348 Friuli earthquake
1348 Friuli earthquake
Nötsch im Gailtal