Runkelstein Castle
Runkelstein Castle is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur in the territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy. In 1237 Alderich, Prince-Bishop of Trent, gave the brothers Friedrich and Beral, Lords of Wangen, permission to construct a castle on the rock then called Runchenstayn.Photo: suedtirol-altoadige, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Julian Mendez, Public domain.
- Email: roncolo@roncolo.info
- Type: Museum
- Description: castle in South Tyrol
- Also known as: “Castel Roncolo - Schloss Runkelstein” and “Castle Runkelstein”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Ried and St. Jakob am Sand.
Castle Ried
Castle
Photo: Mike.fabian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Ried is situated 380 metres northeast of Runkelstein Castle.
St. Jakob am Sand
Church
Photo: Vollmond11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Jakob am Sand is a church, which is situated 600 metres west of Runkelstein Castle.
Klebenstein
Castle
Photo: Cepaea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Klebenstein is a castle, which is situated 1 km southwest of Runkelstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zollstange and St. Magdalena.
Bolzano
Photo: Italo-Europeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolzano or Bozen, is the capital city of South Tyrol, the German-speaking region in the northern part of Italy. Bolzano is the largest city in the region.
Runkelstein Castle
- Categories: castle, military museum building, historical park museum, private museum, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ritten, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.51753° or 46° 31′ 3″ northLongitude
11.35889° or 11° 21′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FRHG995+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 221552585OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q376571
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Runkelstein Castle” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Runkelstein-kasteel”
- Chinese: “朗克斯騰城堡”
- Dutch: “Runkelstein Castle”
- French: “Runkelstein”
- German: “Burg Runkelstein”
- German: “Runkelstein”
- German: “Schloss Runkelstein”
- Italian: “Castel Roncolo”
- Italian: “Castel Runkelstein”
- Polish: “Zamek Runkelstein”
- Russian: “Замок Рункельштайн”
- Russian: “Рункельштайн”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Runkelstein”
- Turkish: “Castel Runkelstein Kalesi”
- “Runkelstein”
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