Helfenstein Castle
Helfenstein Castle represents the remnants of the fortified castle Helfenstein of the counts of Helfenstein located above the city of Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was destroyed in 1552.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: *m-andi*, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ödenturm and Kornschreiberhaus.
Ödenturm
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Thomasxb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ödenturm is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 400 metres south of Helfenstein Castle.
Kornschreiberhaus
Historic building
Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kornschreiberhaus is a historic building, which is situated 460 metres west of Helfenstein Castle.
Geislingen Town Library
Library
Photo: Langer Luzin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Geislingen Town Library is situated 540 metres southwest of Helfenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geislingen an der Steige and Kuchen.
Geislingen an der Steige
Town
Photo: Joachim Köhler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geislingen an der Steige is surrounded by the heights of the Swabian Alb and embedded in 5 valleys. It is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Kuchen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuchen is a municipality of the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Kuchen is situated 4 km northwest of Helfenstein Castle.
Gingen an der Fils
Village
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gingen an der Fils is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Gingen an der Fils is situated 7 km northwest of Helfenstein Castle.
Helfenstein Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Geislingen an der Steige, Göppingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.61611° or 48° 36′ 58″ northLongitude
9.84772° or 9° 50′ 52″ eastElevation
627 metres (2,057 feet)Open location code
8FWFJR8X+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 362110350OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Italian—“Helfenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “hrad Helfenstein”
- German: “Burg Helfenstein (Geislingen an der Steige)”
- German: “Burg Helfenstein”
- German: “Burgruine Helfenstein”
- German: “Ruine Helfenstein”
- Italian: “Castello di Helfenstein”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Helfenstein Castle”. Photo: *m-andi*, CC BY-SA 3.0.