Frauenstein
Frauenstein is an archaeological site in Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavaria. Frauenstein is situated nearby to the peak Berzenkopf, as well as near the amusement ride Schloss Hohenschwangau (Kutsche).Photo: Dark Avenger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hohenschwangau Castle and Neuschwanstein Castle.
Hohenschwangau Castle
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hohenschwangau and Schwangau.
Hohenschwangau
Village
Photo: SB68Manm, Public domain.
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.
Schwangau
Village
Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0.
Schwangau is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Frauenstein.
Frauenstein
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: burgstall in Schwangau, Germany
- Categories: deserted castle site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.55484° or 47° 33′ 17″ northLongitude
10.7322° or 10° 43′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FVGHP3J+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 9705196180OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q98296278
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In Other Languages
“Frauenstein” goes by many names.
- German: “Burgstall Frauenstein”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Berzenkopf and Schloss Hohenschwangau (Kutsche).
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