Hochosterwitz Castle

Hochosterwitz Castle is a castle in , considered one of Austria's most impressive medieval castles. It is on a 172-metre-high dolomite rock near Sankt Georgen am Längsee, east of the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan in .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Castle in Carinthia, Austria
  • Also known as: “Grad Hoch Osterwitz”, “Grad Hochosterwitz”, “Hochosterwitz vára”, “Osterwitz fellegvár”, “Ostrovica”, “Schenken von Osterwitz”, “Гохостервітц,Замок Гохостервітц”, and “Замок Гохоштервитц”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Schloss Niederosterwitz and Filialkirche St. Martin, Launsdorf.

Castle
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km west of Hochosterwitz Castle.

Church
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Hochosterwitz Castle.

Museum
Photo: Griensteidl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stadt auf dem Magdalensberg, is a Noric settlement… is situated 4 km southwest of Hochosterwitz Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thalsdorf and Töplach.

Village
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northwest of Hochosterwitz Castle.

Town
Photo: Binter, Public domain.
is a town in the state… is situated 7 km west of Hochosterwitz Castle.

Hochosterwitz Castle

Latitude
46.75592° or 46° 45′ 21″ north
Longitude
14.45234° or 14° 27′ 8″ east
Elevation
590 metres (1,936 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FRPQF42+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 122050909
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7911306
Wiki­data ID
Q679248
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Hochosterwitz Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հոխոշտերվից ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Hochosterwitz gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Hochosterwitz Castle”
  • Chinese: “上奥斯特维茨城堡”
  • Chinese: “上奧斯特維茨城堡”
  • Chinese: “霍恩斯特維茨城堡”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Ostrovica”
  • Czech: “Hochosterwitz”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Hochosterwitz”
  • Estonian: “Hochosterwitzi loss”
  • Finnish: “Hochosterwitzin linna”
  • French: “château d’Hochosterwitz”
  • French: “Château de Hochosterwitz”
  • French: “Château dHochosterwitz”
  • Georgian: “ჰოხოსტერვიცის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Burg Hochosterwitz”
  • Hebrew: “טירת הוכאוסטרוויץ”
  • Hungarian: “Hochosterwitz”
  • Hungarian: “Hochosterwitzi várkastély”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Hochosterwitz”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Hochosterwitz”
  • Italian: “castello di Hochosterwitz”
  • Italian: “Castello di Hochosterwitz”
  • Japanese: “ホッホオスターヴィッツ城”
  • Latvian: “Hohostervicas pils”
  • Macedonian: “Хохостервиц”
  • Persian: “دژ هوچوسترویتز”
  • Persian: “دژ هوخوسترویتس”
  • Polish: “Zamek Hochosterwitz”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Hochosterwitz”
  • Russian: “Замок Гохостервитц”
  • Russian: “Замок Хохостервиц”
  • Russian: “Хохостервиц”
  • Serbian: “Хохостервиц”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Ostrovica”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Hochosterwitz”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Hochosterwitz”
  • Swedish: “Borgen Hochosterwitz”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Гохостервітц”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Гохостервіц”
  • Uzbek: “Hochosterwitz qal’asi”
  • Uzbek: “Hochosterwitz qasri”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Hochosterwitz”
  • Western Frisian: “Boarch Hochosterwitz”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہوخستروٹز قلعہ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hochosterwitz and Maigern.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Souvenir-Shop and Pflegerhaus.

Carinthia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Klagenfurt and Villach.

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