South Hesse
Darmstadt-Dieburg
Mühltal

Frankenstein Castle

Frankenstein Castle is a hilltop castle in the overlooking the city of in Germany. This castle may have been an inspiration for Mary Shelley when she wrote her 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
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  • Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Hesse, Germany

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Protestant Church Nieder-Beerbach and Langenberg.

Church
Photo: Hewiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 620 metres southeast of Frankenstein Castle.

Peak
Photo: Muck50, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Nature reserve
Photo: AxeldieRatte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darmstadt-Eberstadt and Nieder-Ramstadt.

Suburb
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eberstadt is the southernmost borough of in Hessen, with a population of 23,728. is situated 3 km northwest of Frankenstein Castle.

Suburb
Photo: DietG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Frankenstein Castle.

Suburb
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km north of Frankenstein Castle.

Frankenstein Castle

Latitude
49.79359° or 49° 47′ 37″ north
Longitude
8.66829° or 8° 40′ 6″ east
Elevation
228 metres (748 feet)
Inception
~1240
Open location code
8FXCQMV9+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24606901
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12509210
Wiki­data ID
Q702906
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Frankenstein Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “castell de Frankenstein”
  • Czech: “Frankenstein”
  • Dutch: “Burcht Frankenstein”
  • Esperanto: “Burg Frankenstein”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Frankenstein”
  • Finnish: “Frankensteinin linna”
  • French: “Chateau Frankenstein”
  • French: “château Frankenstein”
  • French: “Château Frankenstein”
  • German: “Burg Frankenstein”
  • Italian: “Castello di Frankenstein”
  • Japanese: “フランケンシュタイン城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Burg Frankenstein”
  • Norwegian: “Burg Frankenstein”
  • Polish: “Zamek Frankenstein w Odenwaldzie”
  • Polish: “Zamek Frankenstein”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Frankenstein”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Frankenstein”
  • Russian: “замок Франкенштейн”
  • Russian: “Замок Франкенштейн”
  • Serbian: “Дворац Франкенштајн”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Frankenstein”
  • Swedish: “Frankensteins slott”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Frankenstein”

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