Thuringia
Wartburgkreis
Bad Liebenstein

Altenstein Palace

Schloss Altenstein is a schloss upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the , not far from , , . It was the summer residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen, and is surrounded by 160 hectares of English landscape garden, which contain, among other objects of interest, a cavern 300 metres long, through which flows a large and rapid stream.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Rainer Lippert, CC0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: schloss (palace) upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Forest
  • Also known as: “Altenstein” and “Schloss Altenstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Altenstein and Luisenthaler Wasserfall.

Castle
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is a castle.

Waterfall
Photo: Metilsteiner, CC BY 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 700 metres northwest of Altenstein Palace.

Manor estate
Photo: Metilsteiner, CC BY 3.0.
is a manor estate, which is situated 740 metres southwest of Altenstein Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altenstein and Glücksbrunn (Bad Liebenstein).

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
Photo: Metilsteiner, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a village and former municipality in the district of , . Since 31 December 2012, it is part of .

Altenstein Palace

Latitude
50.83511° or 50° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
10.34917° or 10° 20′ 57″ east
Elevation
434 metres (1,424 feet)
Open location code
9F2GR8PX+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129927454
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
8659165
Wiki­data ID
Q458439
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Satellite Map

Discover Altenstein Palace from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Altenstein Palace” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալտենշտայն դղյակ”
  • Armenian: “Ալտենշտայն”
  • Catalan: “Altenstein”
  • Czech: “Zámek Altenstein”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Altenstein”
  • French: “Altenstein”
  • French: “château d’Altenstein”
  • French: “Château d’Altenstein”
  • German: “Schloss Altenstein”
  • German: “Schloß Altenstein”
  • Greek: “ανάκτορο του Άλτερσταϊν”
  • Hebrew: “אלטנשטיין”
  • Malagasy: “Lapan‘ i Altenstein”
  • Malagasy: “Lapan’ i Altenstein”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Altenstein”
  • Russian: “Альтенштайн”
  • Russian: “замок Альтенштайн”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Altenstein”
  • Ukrainian: “замок Альтенштайн”
  • Uzbek: “Altenshtayn qal’asi”

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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 “Altenstein Palace”. Photo: Rainer Lippert, CC0.