S ports people ▁from ▁C inc inn ati ▁Category : T ec ol otes ▁de ▁los ▁D os ▁L ared os ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Schloss ▁Vel den ▁is ▁a ▁castle ▁in ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁tour ist ▁resort ▁of ▁Vel den ▁am ▁W ör ther ▁See , ▁Car inth ia . ▁It ▁is ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁year - round ▁hotel ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁W ör th ▁( W ör ther see ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Renaissance ▁castle ▁was ▁ere cted ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 5 9 0 ▁on wards ▁as ▁a ▁residence ▁of ▁count ▁Bar th ol om ä us ▁K he ven h üller ▁( 1 5 3 9 – 1 6 1 3 ), ▁Frei herr ▁of ▁Land sk ron , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁minister ial is ▁of ▁the ▁Inner ▁Aust rian ▁arch du ke ▁Charles ▁II . ▁Fin ished ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁the ▁K he ven h üll ers ▁lost ▁it ▁already ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁dynast y ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁Car inth ian ▁lands ▁by ▁Charles ' ▁successor , ▁Emperor ▁Ferdinand ▁II , ▁during ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁Emperor ▁Ferdinand ▁III ▁sold ▁the ▁castle ▁to ▁the ▁Diet rich stein ▁noble ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 9 . ▁Dev ast ated ▁by ▁a ▁bla ze ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁were ▁uses ▁as ▁an ▁inn ▁and ▁a ▁postal ▁station . ▁The