Hohenstaufen Castle

Hohenstaufen Castle is a ruined castle in in , . The hill castle was built in the 11th century, on a conical hill between the Rems and rivers in what was then the Duchy of Swabia.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle ruin in Germany
  • Also known as: “Burgruine Hohenstaufen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hohenstaufen and Barbarossakirche St. Jakobus (Hohenstaufen).

Peak
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is a mountain in the with an elevation of 684 metres. It and two nearby mountains known as and Stuifen together constitute the so-called "Three Kaiser mountains".

Church
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is a church, which is situated 200 metres east of Hohenstaufen Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hohenstaufen and Ottenbach.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in in southern . is situated 2½ km east of Hohenstaufen Castle.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Hohenstaufen Castle.

Hohenstaufen Castle

Latitude
48.74264° or 48° 44′ 34″ north
Longitude
9.71628° or 9° 42′ 59″ east
Open location code
8FWFPPV8+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 34924889
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q650474
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Hohenstaufen Castle” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Крэпасць Гогенштаўфен”
  • Catalan: “castell de Hohenstaufen”
  • Chinese: “霍亨斯陶芬堡”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Hohenstaufen”
  • Czech: “Hohenštauf”
  • Czech: “Hohenstaufen”
  • Dutch: “Hohenstaufen Castle”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Hohenstaufen”
  • Esperanto: “Burg Hohenstaufen”
  • Esperanto: “Hohenstaufen”
  • French: “château de Hohenstaufen”
  • French: “Château de Hohenstaufen”
  • German: “Burg Hohenstaufen”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Χοενστάουφεν”
  • Italian: “castello di Hohenstaufen”
  • Italian: “Castello di Hohenstaufen”
  • Japanese: “ホーエンシュタウフェン城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Hohenstaufen”
  • Russian: “Замок Штауфен”
  • Russian: “Крепость Гогенштауфен”
  • Swiss German: “Burg Hohestaufe”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Burg Hohenstaufen”
  • Turkish: “Hohenstaufen Kalesi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Evangelische Kirche Hohenstaufen and Dokumentationsraum für staufische Geschichte.

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