Burg Scharfeneck
Burg Scharfeneck is a ruinous moated medieval castle near Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge, Lower Austria, Austria. Likely rebuilt after 1400, the keep was destroyed by lightning during a spring thunderstorm in 1555 and was never rebuilt.Photo: Robert Heilinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kloster St. Anna in der Wüste and Burgruine Spitzturmhof.
Kloster St. Anna in der Wüste
Monastery
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kloster St. Anna in der Wüste is a monastery, which is situated 460 metres northwest of Burg Scharfeneck.
Burgruine Spitzturmhof
Castle
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burgruine Spitzturmhof is a castle, which is situated 2 km southwest of Burg Scharfeneck.
Franz-Josef-Warte
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Franz-Josef-Warte is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3 km south of Burg Scharfeneck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Au am Leithaberge and Sommerein.
Au am Leithaberge
Village
Photo: Svíčková, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Au am Leithaberge is a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria in Austria. Au am Leithaberge is situated 5 km southwest of Burg Scharfeneck.
Sommerein
Village
Sommerein is a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Sommerein is situated 6 km northeast of Burg Scharfeneck.
Seibersdorf
Village
Seibersdorf is an Austrian market town with 1,283 residents in the District of Baden in Lower Austria. Seibersdorf is situated 6 km west of Burg Scharfeneck.
Burg Scharfeneck
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Categories: château, ruins, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hof am Leithaberge, Bruck an der Leitha District, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.95128° or 47° 57′ 5″ northLongitude
16.60553° or 16° 36′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8FVRXJ24+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 259485013OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleWikidata ID
Q17419041
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Burg Scharfeneck” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Scharfeneck (Mannersdorf)”
- Czech: “Scharfeneck”
- German: “Burg Scharfeneck (Mannersdorf)”
- German: “Burg Scharfeneck”
- German: “Burgruine Scharfeneck”
- Italian: “Burg Scharfeneck”
- Turkish: “Scharfeneck Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruine Scharfeneck and Schlossberg.
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