Upper Franconia
Bamberg
Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken

Schloss Greifenstein

Schloss Greifenstein is a castle in the mountainous region of , Germany. Since 1691 Greifenstein, the "stone stronghold" of Heiligenstadt round its walls, is the seat of the noble Schenk von Stauffenberg family.
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Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-71-142-19 (0) in Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Bavaria
  • Also known as: “Greifenstein”, “Greifenstein (Upper Franconia)”, “Schloß Greifenstein”, and “Vorburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pfarrkirche and Christuskirche.

Church
Photo: Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Schloss Greifenstein.

Church
Photo: GregorHelms, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Schloss Greifenstein.

Building
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
is a building, which is situated 1¼ km south of Schloss Greifenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zoggendorf and Brunn.

Village
is a constituent community of Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, located in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of 110 inhabitants.

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

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village.

Schloss Greifenstein

Latitude
49.87446° or 49° 52′ 28″ north
Longitude
11.17227° or 11° 10′ 20″ east
Population
11
Elevation
497 metres (1,631 feet)
Open location code
8FXHV5FC+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 66276813
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11523325
Wiki­data ID
Q1783856
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Polish—“Schloss Greifenstein” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Greifenstein Slot”
  • German: “Greifenstein ”
  • German: “Schloss Greifenstein”
  • Japanese: “グライフェンシュタイン”
  • Japanese: “グライフェンシュタイン城 (フランケン・スイス)”
  • Polish: “Zamek Greifenstein”

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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 “Schloss Greifenstein”. Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.