Frauenstein memorial

Frauenstein memorial is a memorial in Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavaria. Frauenstein memorial is situated nearby to the peak Berzenkopf, as well as near the amusement ride Schloss Hohenschwangau (Kutsche).

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Type: Memorial
Description: memorial in Schwangau, Germany
Inscription: “HIER STAND / EHEMALS / DIE BURG HOHENSCHWANGAU /ZUM FRAUENSTEIN / ZUR ERINNERUNG ERRICHTET DIESES DENKZEICHEN / MAXIMILIAN II / KOENIG VON BAYERN / MDCCCLII”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hohenschwangau Castle and Frauenstein.

Hohenschwangau Castle

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Hohenschwangau Castle is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, and was the childhood residence of his son, King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Hohenschwangau Castle is situated 300 metres east of Frauenstein memorial.

Frauenstein

Archaeological site

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Frauenstein is an archaeological site.

Neuschwanstein Castle

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Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany, near the border with Austria. Neuschwanstein Castle is situated 1¼ km east of Frauenstein memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hohenschwangau and Schwangau.

Hohenschwangau

Village

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Hohenschwangau is a former village and now an urban district of the municipality of Schwangau, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany. It is located between Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau, and is visited by about two million people annually, where they start tours to the former royal palaces.