Alt-Ems
Alt-Ems is a castle in Hohenems, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg. Alt-Ems is situated nearby to the locality Schlossberg, as well as near the historic building Gasthaus Löwen.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruin
- Also known as: “Burgruine Alt-Ems” and “Hohenems”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jewish Museum of Hohenems and Gasthaus Löwen.
Jewish Museum of Hohenems
Museum
Gasthaus Löwen
Historic building
Altes Rathaus, Hohenems
Historic building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schlossberg and Reute.
Alt-Ems
- Categories: castle ruin, ruins, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hohenems, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.3635° or 47° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
9.69579° or 9° 41′ 45″ east
Elevation
686 metres (2,251 feet)
Inception
12th century
Open location code
8FVF9M7W+C8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
Discover Alt-Ems from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Danish to Uzbek—“Alt-Ems” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Alt-Ems”
- German: “Alt-Ems”
- German: “Burg Alt-Ems”
- German: “Burg Alt”
- German: “Burgruine Alt-Ems/Hohenems”
- German: “Ruine Alt-Ems”
- Russian: “Альт-Эмс”
- Russian: “Замок Альт-Эмс”
- Ukrainian: “Руїни замку Старий Емс”
- Uzbek: “Alt-Ems qal’asi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ställi and Löwaracha.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Grundrissplan der Burg ‘Alt-Ems’ and Schlossberg.
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