Forchtenstein Castle
Forchtenstein Castle is a castle built in the Late Middle Ages near the municipality of Forchtenstein in northern Burgenland, Austria. Forchtenstein Castle is 511 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: April—October 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Forchtenstein, Austria
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt and Gnadenstuhl.
Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt
Church
Photo: Steindy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Forchtenstein Castle.
Gnadenstuhl
Wayside shrine
Photo: Steindy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gnadenstuhl is a wayside shrine, which is situated 1 km east of Forchtenstein Castle.
Scala Santa
Building
Photo: Steindy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scala Santa is a building, which is situated 1 km east of Forchtenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattersburg and Walpersbach.
Mattersburg
Town
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mattersburg is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the District of Mattersburg and was home to former Bundesliga football team, SV Mattersburg. Mattersburg is situated 6 km northeast of Forchtenstein Castle.
Walpersbach
Village
Walpersbach is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Walpersbach is situated 7 km west of Forchtenstein Castle.
Forchtenstein Castle
- Categories: art museum, military museum, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Forchtenstein, Mattersburg District, Burgenland, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.70976° or 47° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
16.33175° or 16° 19′ 54″ eastElevation
533 metres (1,749 feet)Open location code
8FVRP85J+WMOpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Forchtenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Burg Forchtenstein”
- Cebuano: “Forchtenstein”
- Chinese: “弗克騰斯坦城堡”
- Czech: “Hrad Forchtenstein”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Forchtenstein”
- French: “château de Forchtenstein”
- French: “Château de Forchtenstein”
- German: “Burg Forchtenstein”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Φόρχτενσταϊν”
- Hungarian: “Fraknó vára”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Forchtenstein”
- Indonesian: “Kastil Forchtenstein”
- Italian: “Castello di Forchtenstein”
- Korean: “포르히텐슈타인성”
- Latvian: “Forhtenšteinas pils”
- Lithuanian: “Forchtenštaino pilis”
- Polish: “Zamek Forchtenstein”
- Russian: “Замок Форхтенштайн”
- Russian: “Форхтенштайн”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Forchtenstein”
- Spanish: “Castillo Forchtenstein”
- Swedish: “Borgen Forchtenstein”
- Uzbek: “Forchtenshteyn qal’asi”
- Uzbek: “Forchtenstein qasri”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Forchtenstein”
- Western Panjabi: “فورختنسٹائن قلعہ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hofleiten and Forchtenstein.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Café Restaurant Grenadier and Burg Forchtenstein.
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