Großen

Großen is a locality in Griffen, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia and has an elevation of 915 metres. Großen is situated nearby to the locality Kraß, as well as near Schallegger.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burgruine Griffen and Burg Haimburg.

Burgruine Griffen

Castle

Photo: Muns, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Burg Griffen is a castle on a 130m/427 ft-high limestone mountain above the town of Griffen in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Burgruine Griffen is situated 3½ km southeast of Großen.

Burg Haimburg

Castle

Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haimburg Castle, also called Heunburg, is a rock castle located in the village of Haimburg near the town of Völkermarkt in the Carinthia, Austria. Burg Haimburg is situated 3½ km southwest of Großen.

Burgruine Rauterburg is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. Home to the counts of Heunburg, it was eventually replaced by the Haimburg. The Castle is most likely from the Carolingian period in the 9th-10th centuries. Burgruine Rauterburg is situated 3 km southwest of Großen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stift Griffen and Grafenbach.

Stift Griffen

Locality

Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.

Stift Griffen is a locality, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Großen.

Grafenbach

Village

Photo: Mefusbren69, Public domain.

Grafenbach is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Großen.

Diex

Village

Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Diex is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in Austrian state of Carinthia. It is known for its Gothic fortified church on a hilltop. Diex is situated 6 km northwest of Großen.

Großen

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Grossen”
Location: Griffen, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.71956° or 46° 43′ 10″ north

Longitude

14.68889° or 14° 41′ 20″ east

Elevation

915 metres (3,002 feet)

Open location code

8FRPPM9Q+RH

GeoNames ID

11594651

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