Breitenstein

Breitenstein is a small town in the state of . It is one of the towns found on the line which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Translated from German the name means "Broad Stone" due to its large rock faces.
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  • Type: Locality with 319 residents
  • Description: municipality in Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
  • Also known as: “31805”, “Breitenstein (Austria)”, “Breitenstein, Lower Austria”, and “Breitenstein, Lower Autria”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Semmering railway and Wolfsbergkogel.

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The in , which starts…

Peak
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is a peak.

Railway station
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Semmering and Schottwien.

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is an alpine pass connecting and .

Village
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is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the state of . is situated 5 km east of Breitenstein.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km east of Breitenstein.

Breitenstein

Latitude
47.655° or 47° 39′ 18″ north
Longitude
15.8051° or 15° 48′ 18″ east
Population
319
Elevation
862 metres (2,828 feet)
Open location code
8FVQMR44+22
Geo­Names ID
7871858
Wiki­data ID
Q124981
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Breitenstein” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Breitenstein”
  • Catalan: “Breitenstein”
  • Cebuano: “Breitenstein”
  • Chechen: “Брайтенштайн (Лаха Австри)”
  • Chechen: “Брайтенштайн”
  • Chinese: “布赖滕施泰因”
  • Chinese: “布雷滕斯泰因”
  • Czech: “Breitenstein”
  • Dutch: “Breitenstein”
  • Esperanto: “Breitenstein”
  • Estonian: “Breitenstein (Alam-Austria)”
  • Estonian: “Breitenstein”
  • French: “Breitenstein”
  • German: “Breitenstein”
  • Greek: “Μπράιτενσταϊν”
  • Hungarian: “Breitenstein”
  • Irish: “Breitenstein”
  • Italian: “Breitenstein”
  • Kazakh: “Брайтенштайн”
  • Ladin: “Breitenstein”
  • Lombard: “Breitenstein”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Breitenstein”
  • Persian: “برایتنشتاین، اتریش”
  • Persian: “برایتنشتاین”
  • Polish: “Breitenstein”
  • Portuguese: “Breitenstein”
  • Russian: “Брайтенштайн”
  • Serbian: “Брајтенштајн”
  • Slovak: “Breitenstein”
  • Spanish: “Breitenstein”
  • Swedish: “Breitenstein, Niederösterreich”
  • Swedish: “Breitenstein”
  • Tatar: “Брайтенштайн (Түбән Австрия)”
  • Tatar: “Брайтенштайн”
  • Turkish: “Breitenstein”
  • Ukrainian: “Брайтенштайн (Нижня Австрія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Брайтенштайн”
  • Uzbek: “Breitenstein”
  • Venetian: “Breitenstein”
  • Vietnamese: “Breitenstein, Hạ Áo”
  • Vietnamese: “Breitenstein, Lower Austria”
  • Volapük: “Breitenstein”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Breitenstein, Uruubos nga Austria”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Adlitzgraben and Orthof.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kalte Rinne Viaduct and Krausel Klause Viaduct.

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