Burgruine Griffen

The Burg Griffen is a castle on a 130m/427 ft-high limestone mountain above the town of in the state of Carinthia.
Wikipedia
Photo: Muns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle ruin
  • Also known as: “Burg Griffen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle and Pfarrkirche in Griffen.

Cave
Photo: Naturpuur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cave, which is situated 210 metres east of Burgruine Griffen.

Church
Photo: Mefusbren69, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 240 metres east of Burgruine Griffen.

Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km southwest of Burgruine Griffen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stift Griffen and Grafenbach.

Locality
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
is a locality.

Village
Photo: Mefusbren69, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Burgruine Griffen.

Village
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in state of Carinthia. It is known for its Gothic fortified church on a hilltop. is situated 10 km northwest of Burgruine Griffen.

Burgruine Griffen

Latitude
46.70457° or 46° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
14.72771° or 14° 43′ 40″ east
Inception
1124
Open location code
8FRPPP3H+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 278460552
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q477144
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Burgruine Griffen” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Burgruine Griffen”
  • French: “Burgruine Griffen”
  • German: “Burg Griffen”
  • German: “Burgruine Griffen”
  • Russian: “Замок Гриффен”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Grebinj”
  • Spanish: “Burgruine Griffen”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Griffen”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Гріффен”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Ґріффен”
  • Uzbek: “Griffen qal’asi”
  • Western Panjabi: “برگروئن گرفن”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Schloßberg and Polizeiinspektion Griffen.

Nearby Places

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