Aichelberg Castle
Aichelberg Castle is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. It crowns an 850 m spur in the Ossiacher Tauern, north-east of Wernberg, from which it once commanded the pre-alpine trade roads that linked the Drava valley with the interior of Carinthia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Wernberg, Austria
- Also known as: “Burgruine Eichelberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Ossiach and Filialkirche hl. Bartlmä, Ragain, Wernberg.
Lake Ossiach
Lake
Lake Ossiach is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is the state's third largest lake after Lake Wörth and Lake Millstatt. Lake Ossiach is situated 3 km north of Aichelberg Castle.
Filialkirche hl. Bartlmä, Ragain, Wernberg
Church
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Filialkirche hl. Bartlmä, Ragain, Wernberg is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Aichelberg Castle.
Burgruine Hohenwart
Castle
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burgruine Hohenwart is a ruinous medieval castle south of the village of Köstenberg in Carinthia, Austria, first mentioned in 1144/1149 and probably built in the first half of the 12th century. It was probably ruinous by the early 16th century. Burgruine Hohenwart is situated 3 km east of Aichelberg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ossiach and Köstenberg.
Ossiach
Village
Photo: Mefusbren69, Public domain.
Ossiach is a municipality in the Feldkirchen District in the Austrian state of Carinthia. The small settlement is mainly known for Ossiach Abbey. Ossiach is situated 4 km northeast of Aichelberg Castle.
Köstenberg
Village
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Köstenberg is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Aichelberg Castle.
Gratschach
Neighborhood
Gratschach is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km west of Aichelberg Castle.
Aichelberg Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, ruins, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wernberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.64509° or 46° 38′ 42″ northLongitude
13.96091° or 13° 57′ 39″ eastElevation
858 metres (2,815 feet)Open location code
8FRMJXW6+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 255568743OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
11669607Wikidata ID
Q2054479
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Aichelberg Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burgruine Aichelberg (Eichelberg)”
- German: “Burgruine Aichelberg”
- German: “Eichelberg” (historical)
- Indonesian: “Kastel Aichelberg”
- Indonesian: “Kastil Aichelberg”
- Slovenian: “Grad Aichelberg”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Айхельберг”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Umberg and Ragain.
Nearby Places
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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 “Aichelberg Castle”. Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.