Burg Greifenstein
Burg Greifenstein is a castle in Lower Austria, Austria, overlooking the Danube. Burg Greifenstein is 227 metres above sea level. Approximately opposite to Burg Greifenstein is Burg Kreuzenstein, on the north shore of the Danube.Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: closed
- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in Lower Austria
- Also known as: “Greifenstein Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wallfahrtskirche ‘Maria Sorg’ and Tempelbergwarte.
Wallfahrtskirche ‘Maria Sorg’
Church
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wallfahrtskirche ‘Maria Sorg’ is a church, which is situated 650 metres southwest of Burg Greifenstein.
Tempelbergwarte
Scenic viewpoint
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Tempelbergwarte is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1¼ km south of Burg Greifenstein.
Greifenstein-Altenberg railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Linie29, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Greifenstein-Altenberg railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 700 metres southwest of Burg Greifenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockerau and Unterzögersdorf.
Stockerau
Town
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stockerau is a town in the district of Korneuburg in Lower Austria, Austria. Stockerau has 16,974 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in the Weinviertel. Stockerau is situated 5 km northwest of Burg Greifenstein.
Unterzögersdorf
Village
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Unterzögersdorf is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Burg Greifenstein.
Klosterneuburg
Photo: Ferras, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Klosterneuburg is a town in the Tulln District of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Frequently abbreviated to Kloburg by locals, it has a population of about 27,500.
Burg Greifenstein
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St. Andrä-Wördern, Tulln District, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.34756° or 48° 20′ 51″ northLongitude
16.24831° or 16° 14′ 54″ eastElevation
269 metres (883 feet)Open location code
8FWR86XX+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 123239741OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Burg Greifenstein” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Burg Greifenstein”
- Czech: “Greifenstein”
- German: “Burg Greifenstein”
- German: “Greifenstein (Niederösterreich)”
- Indonesian: “Burg Greifenstein”
- Russian: “Грайфенштайн”
- Russian: “Замок Грайфенштайн”
- Swedish: “Burg Greifenstein”
- Turkish: “Greifenstein Kalesi 2”
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