Königstein Fortress

Königstein Fortress, the " ", is a hilltop fortress near , in , , above the town of on the left bank of the River Elbe.
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  • Opening hours:
    April 24th—October 31st: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    November 1st—March 23rd: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    December 24th: closed
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fortress in Saxony, museum
  • Also known as: “Festung Koenigstein” and “Festung Königstein”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest

Highlights include Garnisonskirche (Königstein) and Military hospital.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a church.

Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thürmsdorf and Pfaffendorf.

Village
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Königstein Fortress.

Königstein Fortress

Latitude
50.91917° or 50° 55′ 9″ north
Longitude
14.05851° or 14° 3′ 31″ east
Elevation
352 metres (1,155 feet)
Inception
1207—1898
Open location code
9F2PW395+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36973311
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
2885766
Wiki­data ID
Q700562
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Königstein Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Königstein gaztelua”
  • Bulgarian: “Крепост Кьонигщайн”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa de Königstein”
  • Cebuano: “Festung Königstein”
  • Chinese: “国王岩堡垒”
  • Chinese: “國王岩堡壘”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Königstein”
  • Dutch: “Festung Königstein”
  • Dutch: “Vesting Königstein”
  • Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo Königstein”
  • Esperanto: “Fortreso Konigstein”
  • Esperanto: “Fortreso Königstein”
  • Esperanto: “Königstein”
  • French: “Forteresse de Konigstein”
  • French: “forteresse de Königstein”
  • French: “Forteresse de Königstein”
  • German: “Festung Königstein”
  • German: “Königstein”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קניגשטיין”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר קניגשטיין”
  • Hebrew: “קניגשטיין”
  • Hungarian: “Festung Königstein”
  • Hungarian: “Königstein-erőd”
  • Hungarian: “Königsteini erőd”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Königstein”
  • Japanese: “ケーニヒシュタイン要塞”
  • Latvian: “Kēnigšteinas cietoksnis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Festung Königstein”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Königstein festning”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Königstein festning”
  • Norwegian: “Königstein festning”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Königstein”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Königstein”
  • Romanian: “Festung Königstein”
  • Romanian: “Fortăreaţa Königstein”
  • Romanian: “Fortăreața Konigstein”
  • Romanian: “Fortăreața Königstein”
  • Russian: “Кёнигштайн”
  • Russian: “крепость Кёнигштайн”
  • Russian: “Крепость Кёнигштайн”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Königstein”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Konigstein”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Königstein”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Konigstein”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Königstein”
  • Swedish: “Königstein”
  • Swedish: “Königsteins fästning”
  • Ukrainian: “фортеця Кенігштайн”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Кенігштайн”
  • Western Panjabi: “کونگشٹائن قلعہ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hütten and Halbestadt.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parkzisterne and Magdalenenburg / Proviantmagazin.

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