Alterschrofen
Alterschrofen is a village in Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavaria. Alterschrofen is situated nearby to the village Horn, as well as near the locality Frauenberg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the municipality of Schwangau, Germany
- Also known as: “Schwangau-Alterschrofen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenschwangau Castle.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany, near the border with Austria.
Hohenschwangau Castle
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Hohenschwangau Castle is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, and was the childhood residence of his son, King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schwangau and Hohenschwangau.
Hohenschwangau
Village
Photo: SB68Manm, Public domain.
Hohenschwangau is a former village and now an urban district of the municipality of Schwangau, Ostallgäu district, Bavaria, Germany. It is located between Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau and is visited by about two million people annually, where they start tours to the former royal palaces.
Füssen
Photo: Mey2008, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Füssen in Allgäu is an enchanting town in the south of Bavaria, Germany known for the Hohes Schloss and its Basilica and former Benedictine monastery of St Mang.
Alterschrofen
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.56595° or 47° 33′ 57″ northLongitude
10.72656° or 10° 43′ 36″ eastElevation
794 metres (2,605 feet)Open location code
8FVGHP8G+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 75900890OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2957319Wikidata ID
Q126028863
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In Other Languages
“Alterschrofen” goes by many names.
- German: “Alterschrofen”
- German: “Schwangau-Alterschrofen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Horn and Frauenberg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kalkofen and Schloss Bullachberg.
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