Saalegg Castle
Saalegg Castle is a ruined castle in the state of Salzburg, Austria.Photo: SalzburgerSaalachtal, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Sankt Martin bei Lofer, Austria
- Also known as: “Burgruine Saalegg” and “Saaleck”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lamprechtsofen and Seisenbergklamm.
Lamprechtsofen
Cave
Lamprechtsofen is a limestone karst river cave in Austria. With a depth of 1,735 m, it is one of the deepest caves in the world. Before the discovery of the Krubera Cave in Georgia, it was the deepest-known cave in the world. Lamprechtsofen is situated 270 metres east of Saalegg Castle.
Seisenbergklamm
Photo: Rudi234, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Seisenbergklamm is situated 1½ km east of Saalegg Castle.
Vorderkaserklamm
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorderkaserklamm is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km west of Saalegg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lofer Mountains and Leogang.
Lofer Mountains
Locality
Photo: Stefanski, Public domain.
The Lofer Mountains or Loferer Mountains are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps of central Europe. They are located in Austria in the federal states of Tyrol and Salzburg. Lofer Mountains is situated 6 km west of Saalegg Castle.
Leogang
Village
Photo: Hoch-Schlicker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See, in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort. Leogang is situated 10 km south of Saalegg Castle.
Saalegg Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Weißbach bei Lofer, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.526° or 47° 31′ 34″ northLongitude
12.73559° or 12° 44′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8FVJGPGP+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 9439855164OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4998708
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Uzbek—“Saalegg Castle” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Burgruino Saalegg”
- German: “Burgruine Saalegg”
- German: “Ruine Saalegg”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Saalegg”
- Indonesian: “Kastil Saalegg”
- Uzbek: “Saalegg qalʼasi”
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Highlights include Flügerl and Puzzle.
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