Hochosterwitz

Hochosterwitz is a hamlet in St. Georgen am Längsee, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia and has about 34 residents. Hochosterwitz is situated nearby to the hamlet Sankt Sebastian, as well as near Maigern.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hochosterwitz Castle and Schloss Niederosterwitz.

Hochosterwitz Castle

Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hochosterwitz Castle is a castle in Austria, considered one of Austria's most impressive medieval castles. It is on a 172-metre-high dolomite rock near Sankt Georgen am Längsee, east of the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia.

Schloss Niederosterwitz

Castle

Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schloss Niederosterwitz is a castle.

Filialkirche St. Martin, Launsdorf

Church

Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Filialkirche St. Martin, Launsdorf is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thalsdorf and Töplach.

Thalsdorf

Village

Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thalsdorf is a village.

Töplach

Hamlet

Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Töplach is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northwest of Hochosterwitz.

St. Veit an der Glan

Town

Photo: Binter, Public domain.

St. Veit an der Glan is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the administrative centre of the St. Veit an der Glan District. It served as the capital of the Duchy of Carinthia until 1518. The famous chef Wolfgang Puck was born there in 1949. St. Veit an der Glan is situated 7 km west of Hochosterwitz.

Hochosterwitz

Type: Hamlet with 34 residents
Category: locality
Location: St. Georgen am Längsee, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.75031° or 46° 45′ 1″ north

Longitude

14.44946° or 14° 26′ 58″ east

Population

Elevation

557 metres (1,827 feet)

Open location code

8FRPQC2X+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 240040650

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2775986

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