Duke’s Chest Castle
Duke’s Chest Castle is a castle in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria which is located on Hallstraße. Duke’s Chest Castle is situated nearby to the theater building Stadttheater Ingolstadt, as well as near the town hall Altes Rathaus.Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: was built in 1255 as the additional fortification to the southwest part of the city wall
- Also known as: “Herzogskasten”
- Address: Hallstraße 2, Ingolstadt, 85049
- Roof shape: gabled
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadttheater Ingolstadt and Pfeifturm.
Stadttheater Ingolstadt
Theater building
Photo: Brian clontarf, Public domain.
Stadttheater Ingolstadt is a theater building, which is situated 110 metres east of Duke’s Chest Castle.
Pfeifturm
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Brian clontarf, Public domain.
Pfeifturm is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 210 metres west of Duke’s Chest Castle.
Altes Rathaus
Town hall
Photo: Brian clontarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Altes Rathaus is a town hall, which is situated 190 metres west of Duke’s Chest Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samholz and Pichl.
Samholz
Hamlet
Photo: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0.
Samholz is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Duke’s Chest Castle.
Pichl
Village
Photo: Daribbah76, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pichl is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Duke’s Chest Castle.
Manching
Town
Photo: Daribbah76, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manching is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Paar, 7 km southeast of Ingolstadt. In the late Iron Age, there was a Celtic settlement, the Oppidum of Manching, on the location of present-day Manching. Manching is situated 7 km southeast of Duke’s Chest Castle.
Duke’s Chest Castle
- Categories: castle, fortification, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.76352° or 48° 45′ 49″ northLongitude
11.42752° or 11° 25′ 39″ eastElevation
361 metres (1,184 feet)Open location code
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way 52585623OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledOpenStreetMap attribute
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Duke’s Chest Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Herzogskasten”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Herzogs doos”
- Finnish: “Herttuan laatikko linna”
- Finnish: “Herzogskasten”
- French: “Château de la poitrine du duc”
- French: “Herzogskasten”
- German: “Altes Schloss”
- German: “Herzogskasten”
- Polish: “Herzogskasten”
- Polish: “Zamek w skrzyni księcia”
- Russian: “Herzogskasten”
- Russian: “Замок Сундук герцога”
- Russian: “Старый замок”
- Swedish: “Hertigens slott”
- Swedish: “Herzogskasten”
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