Château de Greifenstein
The Château de Greifenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Saverne in the Bas-Rhin département of France. Property of the state, it has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.Photo: Dsch67, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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- Type: Castle
- Description: ruins in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Greifenstein”, “Château de Greiffenstein”, “Greifenstein (Alsace)”, and “Greiffenstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Hohbarr and Chapelle Saint-Vit de Saverne.
Château de Hohbarr
Photo: Geak, Public domain.
The Château de Hohbarr is a medieval castle, first built in 1100, above the city of Saverne in what is now the French département of Bas-Rhin. It was built on sandstone rock 460m above the valley of Zorn and the plain of Alsace. Château de Hohbarr is situated 1¼ km south of Château de Greifenstein.
Chapelle Saint-Vit de Saverne
Cave
Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint-Vit de Saverne is a cave, which is situated 1 km southwest of Château de Greifenstein.
Jardin botanique du col de Saverne
Garden
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
The Jardin botanique du col de Saverne, also known as the Jardin botanique de Saverne, is a botanical garden and arboretum located along the Col de Saverne near Saverne, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Jardin botanique du col de Saverne is situated 1½ km north of Château de Greifenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saverne and Ottersthal.
Saverne
Town
Photo: Edelseider, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saverne is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km northwest of Strasbourg.
Ottersthal
Village
Photo: Didivo67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ottersthal is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Ottersthal is situated 2½ km northeast of Château de Greifenstein.
Eckartswiller
Village
Photo: Laurent Jerry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eckartswiller is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Eckartswiller is situated 4 km northeast of Château de Greifenstein.
Château de Greifenstein
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saverne, Arrondissement of Saverne, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.7358° or 48° 44′ 9″ northLongitude
7.3341° or 7° 20′ 3″ eastElevation
360 metres (1,181 feet)Open location code
8FW9P8PM+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 191743873OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2969358
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Château de Greifenstein” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格賴芬施泰因城堡”
- Chinese: “格赖芬施泰因城堡”
- Czech: “hrad Greifenstein”
- Dutch: “Château de Greifenstein”
- French: “chateau de Greifenstein”
- French: “château de Greifenstein”
- French: “Château du Greifenstein”
- French: “Greifenstein”
- German: “Burg Greifenstein”
- German: “Château de Greifenstein”
- Turkish: “Greifenstein Kalesi”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو گریفنسٹائن”
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Highlights include Tour Médiane (non accessible) and Petit (Nouveau)-Greiffenstein.
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