Schloss Eggenberg

= Schloss Eggenberg = Schloss Eggenberg, or Castle-Brewery Eggenberg, is a small nation in the foothills of the Austrian Alps on the European continent. A city-state, while its sphere of influence fluctuates its only city is the castle complex, Eggenberg, and government influence greatly decreases with distance from the castle walls.

Etymology
Literally translated, Schloss Eggenberg can be construed to mean either "Castle of the Selvedge Mountain," or "Castle of the Harrow Mountain." Contemporary scholars tend toward the former, as harrowing a mountain is an odd concept; however, as is often the case with place names the mindset of the founders is difficult to determine in the absence of extant documents. In this selvedge context, the name refers to the castle's location on the edge (selvedge) of the mountain range or to its proximity to the border (selvedge) with Italy. As such it can be ascertained that the castle was first founded as a defensive position against Turk armies to the east and gothic tribes inhabiting remnants of the Roman Empire to the south.

Independence
On February 14, 2007 Schattenmann, the commander of local military forces, declared Schloss Eggenberg and the surrounding area to be an independent entity, wholly separate from Austria. Austrian national forces laid siege to the sity, but after several weeks of intense fighting hostilities ended in a stalemate. Fighting a purely defensive war, the Eggenberg military managed to stave off Austrian reclamatino attempts and as such the city has effectively earned and preserved its independence.

Tradegoods
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