Upper Bavaria
Starnberg
Pöcking

Possenhofen Castle

Possenhofen Castle is a condominium complex and former palace located in Possenhofen on the western shore of in , . It is best known as being the childhood summer residence of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
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  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: château in Bavaria, Germany
  • Address: Karl-Theodor-Straße 14, Possenhofen, Pöcking, 82343
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fischerkapelle and Empress Elisabeth Museum.

Church
Photo: I. Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 140 metres west of Possenhofen Castle.

Museum
Photo: Stefan Karl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 570 metres northwest of Possenhofen Castle.

Islet
Photo: Reinraum, Public domain.
in is the only island in the lake and the site of a royal villa of Ludwig II of Bavaria which had been commissioned by his father.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feldafing and Berg.

Village
Photo: Guido Radig, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in , , , and is located on the west shore of , southwest of .

Village
Photo: Walter Berg, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of in , , on the shore of the Starnberg Lake. It is most famous for the royal Castle. is situated 3½ km east of Possenhofen Castle.

Village
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Possenhofen Castle.

Possenhofen Castle

Latitude
47.95873° or 47° 57′ 31″ north
Longitude
11.31271° or 11° 18′ 46″ east
Elevation
596 metres (1,955 feet)
Open location code
8FVHX857+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111271089
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6941724
Wiki­data ID
Q646276
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Possenhofen Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Palau de Possenhofen”
  • Chinese: “帕森霍芬城堡”
  • Chinese: “波森霍芬城堡”
  • Czech: “Possenhofen”
  • Czech: “Zámek Possenhofen”
  • Danish: “Possenhofen Slot”
  • Dutch: “Possenhofen Castle”
  • Dutch: “Slot Possenhofen”
  • Esperanto: “Possenhofen”
  • French: “château de Possenhofen”
  • French: “Château de Possenhofen”
  • German: “Schloss Possenhofen”
  • Hebrew: “טירת פוסנהופן”
  • Hungarian: “Possenhofen-kastély”
  • Hungarian: “possenhofeni kastély”
  • Hungarian: “Possenhofeni kastély”
  • Italian: “Castello di Possenhofen”
  • Japanese: “ポッセンホーフェン城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Possenhofen”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Possenhofen”
  • Portuguese: “Schloss Possenhofen”
  • Russian: “Замок Поссенхофен”
  • Russian: “Поссенхофен”
  • Slovak: “Zámok Possenhofen”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Possenhofen”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Possenhofen”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Ducal de Possenhofen”
  • Spanish: “Possenhofen”

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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 “Possenhofen Castle”. Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.