Forchtenstein

Forchtenstein is a town in the district of Mattersburg in the state of . It is the location of , one of the many palaces of the famous Esterházy family.
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  • Type: Locality with 2,810 residents
  • Description: municipality in Mattersburg District, Burgenland, Austria
  • Also known as: 10602”, “Forchtenau”, “Fortnava”, “Fraknó”, and “Fraknóvár

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forchtenstein Castle and Heuberg.

is a castle built in the Late Middle Ages near the municipality of Forchtenstein in northern , . is 511 metres above sea level.

Peak
The , also called Rosalia, is 748 m , and thus the highest peak in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mattersburg.

Town
is a town in , . It is the administrative center of the District of and was home to former Bundesliga football team, SV . is situated 6 km northeast of Forchtenstein.

Forchtenstein

Latitude
47.7116° or 47° 42′ 42″ north
Longitude
16.3334° or 16° 20′ 0″ east
Population
2,810
Elevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)
Open location code
8FVRP86M+J8
Geo­Names ID
7872705
Wiki­data ID
Q664159
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Forchtenstein” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Forchtenstein
  • Catalan: Forchtenstein
  • Cebuano: Forchtenstein
  • Chechen: Форхтенштайн
  • Chinese: 弗尔希滕施泰因
  • Dutch: Forchtenstein
  • Esperanto: Forchtenau
  • Esperanto: Forchtenstein
  • Esperanto: Fortnava
  • Esperanto: Fraknó
  • Esperanto: Fraknóvár
  • Estonian: Forchtenstein
  • French: Forchtenstein
  • German: Forchtenau
  • German: Forchtenstein
  • German: Fortnava
  • German: Fraknóvár
  • Hungarian: Forchtenau
  • Hungarian: Forchtenstein
  • Hungarian: Fortnava
  • Hungarian: Fraknó
  • Hungarian: Fraknóvár
  • Igbo: Forchtenau
  • Igbo: Forchtenstein
  • Igbo: Fortnava
  • Igbo: Fraknó
  • Igbo: Fraknóvár
  • Indonesian: Forchtenstein
  • Irish: Forchtenstein
  • Italian: Forchtenstein
  • Japanese: フォルヒテンシュタイン
  • Japanese: フォルヒテンシュタイン城
  • Japanese: フラクノー
  • Kazakh: Forxtenştaýn
  • Kazakh: Форхтенштайн
  • Kazakh: فورحتەنشتاين
  • Korean: 포르히텐슈타인
  • Ladin: Forchtenstein
  • Lombard: Forchtenstein
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Forchtenstein
  • Persian: فورشتن‌اشتاین
  • Polish: Forchtenstein
  • Portuguese: Forchtenstein
  • Russian: Форхтенштайн
  • Serbo-Croatian: Forchtenstein
  • Slovak: Forchtenstein
  • Spanish: Forchtenstein
  • Swedish: Forchtenstein
  • Tatar: Форхтенштайн
  • Turkish: Forchtenstein
  • Ukrainian: Форхтенштайн
  • Uzbek: Forchtenstein
  • Uzbek: Forxtenshtayn
  • Uzbek: Форхтенштайн
  • Uzbek: Форчтенстеин
  • Venetian: Forchtenstein
  • Volapük: Forchtenstein
  • Waray (Philippines): Forchtenstein

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Highlights include Rosalia Mountains and Bihr Kogel.

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