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.

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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

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St. Georg und Katharina is a church, which is situated 100 metres west of Frauenstein Castle.

Goethe stone

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Goethe stone is situated 480 metres southeast of Frauenstein Castle.

Falkerscher Hof

Building

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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

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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

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Oberwalluf is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Frauenstein Castle.

Martinsthal

Village

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Martinsthal is a village in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. It has been Ortsbezirk of Eltville am Rhein from 1 January 1977. Martinsthal is one of the well-known wine-growing locations in the Rheingau. Martinsthal 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
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Latitude

50.06513° or 50° 3′ 55″ north

Longitude

8.15462° or 8° 9′ 17″ east

Inception

~1184

Open location code

9F2C3583+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 167100179

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata 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”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burgturm Frauenstein and Freiwillige Feuerwehr Frauenstein.

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