Lower Austria
Melk District
Schönbühel-Aggsbach

Aggstein Castle

Aggstein Castle is a ruined castle on the right bank of the in , Austria. The castle dates to the 12th century. Aggstein Castle is 480 metres above sea level.
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  • Opening hours: March 27th—November 22nd 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Ruins of Castle Aggstein
  • Address: Kuenringerstraße 13, Aggstein, 3394

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aggsbach Charterhouse and Aggsbach Markt railway station.

Church
Photo: Hamster28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse), in in in . The monastery was founded in 1380 by Heidenreich von Maissau. is situated 2 km south of Aggstein Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Priwo, Public domain.
is situated 2½ km southwest of Aggstein Castle.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Aggstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gansbach and Spitz.

Village
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town and centre of the municipality of in , in northeastern . It lies several kilometres inland from the . is situated 4 km east of Aggstein Castle.

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is a small town in the , on the river Danube. Together with the neighbouring villages of Gut am Steg, Schwallenbach, and Vießling it is a major wine-producing centre of the region.

Village
is a settlement in the municipality of in , in northeastern . is situated 7 km south of Aggstein Castle.

Aggstein Castle

Latitude
48.31392° or 48° 18′ 50″ north
Longitude
15.4214° or 15° 25′ 17″ east
Elevation
501 metres (1,644 feet)
Inception
1181
Open location code
8FWQ8C7C+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 109313697
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
7536065
Wiki­data ID
Q698689
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Aggstein Castle” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Burgruine Aggstein”
  • Cebuano: “Ruine Aggstein”
  • Chinese: “阿格斯泰因城堡”
  • Czech: “Aggstein”
  • Dutch: “Burgruine Aggstein”
  • French: “château d’Aggstein”
  • French: “Château d’Aggstein”
  • German: “Burgruine Aggstein”
  • German: “Rosengärtlein”
  • German: “Ruine Aggstein”
  • Italian: “Castello di Aggstein”
  • Malay: “Istana Aggstein”
  • Persian: “بروگ‌روئین آگستین”
  • Polish: “Aggstein”
  • Russian: “Аггштайн”
  • Russian: “Аггштейн (замок)”
  • Spanish: “Burgruine Aggstein”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Aggstein”
  • Swedish: “Ruine Aggstein”
  • Uzbek: “Aggstein qal’asi”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Aggstein”

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