Oberkapfenberg Castle

Oberkapfenberg Castle is a hilltop castle in , , . It stands above the town on the Schlossberg, overlooking the valley, at an elevation of about 592 metres above sea level.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle
  • Also known as: “Burg Chaffenberch”, “Burg Oberkapfenberg”, and “Feste Altkapfenberg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loretokapelle, Kapfenberg and Franz Fekete Stadium.

Church
Photo: Clemens Stockner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Sports venue
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Franz Fekete Stadion is a multipurpose in Kapfenberg, Austria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Kapfenberger SV. is situated 630 metres northeast of Oberkapfenberg Castle.

Railway station
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is situated 750 metres northwest of Oberkapfenberg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bruck an der Mur and Frauenberg.

Photo: Eweht, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city of about 16,000 people in the north of in . In medieval times was one of the most important trading centres in Styria, nowadays is one of the major train hubs in Austria, so it's very likely that you come across this city while travelling through the country.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in , . Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality . is situated 3½ km southeast of Oberkapfenberg Castle.

Village
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was a municipality in Austria which merged in January 2015 into in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District of , Austria. is situated 4½ km north of Oberkapfenberg Castle.

Oberkapfenberg Castle

Latitude
47.43905° or 47° 26′ 21″ north
Longitude
15.2962° or 15° 17′ 46″ east
Open location code
8FVQC7QW+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1080165189
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1013372
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Oberkapfenberg Castle” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Kapfenbergin linna”
  • German: “Burg Oberkapfenberg”
  • German: “Oberkapfenberg”
  • Russian: “Оберкапфенберг”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Оберкампфенберґ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Donatuskapelle and Mürz.

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