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

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Kloster St. Anna in der Wüste is a monastery, which is situated 460 metres northwest of Burg Scharfeneck.

Burgruine Spitzturmhof

Castle

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Burgruine Spitzturmhof is a castle, which is situated 2 km southwest of Burg Scharfeneck.

Franz-Josef-Warte

Scenic viewpoint

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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

Photo: Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: Jofabing, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.

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, castle ruin, 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″ north

Longitude

16.60553° or 16° 36′ 20″ east

Open location code

8FVRXJ24+G6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 259485013

OpenStreetMap feature

building=castle

Wikidata ID

Q17419041

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Burg Scharfeneck” goes by many names.

Czech: “Scharfeneck”
German: “Burg Scharfeneck (Mannersdorf)”
German: “Burg Scharfeneck”
German: “Burgruine Scharfeneck”
Italian: “Burg Scharfeneck”
Turkish: “Scharfeneck Kalesi”

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