Frauenstein Castle
Frauenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Wiesbaden-Frauenstein in Hesse, Germany. It is not known who built Frauenstein Castle, but, based on dendrochronological evidence, its construction has been dated to around 1184.Photo: Toddy, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Frauenstein, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
- Also known as: “Burg Frauenstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Georg und Katharina and Goethe stone.
St. Georg und Katharina
Church
Photo: Brühl, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
St. Georg und Katharina is a church, which is situated 100 metres west of Frauenstein Castle.
Goethe stone
Photo: Joschi71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goethe stone is situated 480 metres southeast of Frauenstein Castle.
Falkerscher Hof
Building
Photo: SBT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falkerscher Hof is a building, which is situated 190 metres southwest of Frauenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frauenstein and Oberwalluf.
Frauenstein
Village
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frauenstein is the westernmost borough of the city of Wiesbaden, located in the Rhine Main Area near Frankfurt and capital of the federal state of Hesse, Germany.
Oberwalluf
Village
Photo: Brühl, Public domain.
Oberwalluf is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Frauenstein Castle.
Martinsthal
Village
Martinsthal is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Frauenstein Castle.
Frauenstein Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wiesbaden, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.06513° or 50° 3′ 55″ northLongitude
8.15462° or 8° 9′ 17″ eastInception
~1184Open location code
9F2C3583+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 167100179OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q878280
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Frauenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Frauenstein”
- German: “Vrouwensteyn”
- Romanian: “Cetatea Frauenstein”
- Turkish: “Frauenstein Kalesi 4”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burgturm Frauenstein and Freiwillige Feuerwehr Frauenstein.
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