Burgruine Eppenstein
Burgruine Eppenstein is a ruined medieval castle overlooking Eppenstein in the Austrian state of Styria. It was built about 1000 AD as the ancestral seat of the Eppenstein dynasty, whose members served as Margraves of Styria and were enfeoffed with the Duchy of Carinthia in the 11th and 12th century.Photo: PLauppert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eppenstein Hammerherrenhaus and Wegkreuz Hahnleiten Eppenstein.
Eppenstein Hammerherrenhaus
Building
Photo: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Eppenstein Hammerherrenhaus is a building, which is situated 270 metres east of Burgruine Eppenstein.
Wegkreuz Hahnleiten Eppenstein
Wayside shrine
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Wegkreuz Hahnleiten Eppenstein is a wayside shrine, which is situated 1½ km north of Burgruine Eppenstein.
Pfarrkirche St. Veit Weißkirchen
Church
Photo: Obersteirer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfarrkirche St. Veit Weißkirchen is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Burgruine Eppenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eppenstein and Reisstraße.
Eppenstein
Village
Photo: PLauppert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eppenstein is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Weißkirchen in Steiermark.
Reisstraße
Hamlet
Reisstraße is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Weißkirchen in Steiermark. Reisstraße is situated 6 km east of Burgruine Eppenstein.
Oberweg
Village
Oberweg is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Judenburg. Oberweg is situated 8 km west of Burgruine Eppenstein.
Burgruine Eppenstein
- Categories: ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Weißkirchen in Steiermark, Murtal District, Styria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.13075° or 47° 7′ 51″ northLongitude
14.73638° or 14° 44′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8FVP4PJP+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 293950276OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q874487
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Burgruine Eppenstein” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Eppenstein”
- German: “Burg Alt-Eppenstein”
- German: “Burg Eppenstein”
- German: “Burgruine Eppenstein”
- Russian: “Эппенштайн (замок, Австрия)”
- Russian: “Эппенштайн”
- Turkish: “Eppenstein Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burgruine Eppenstein and Klettergarten Eppenstein.
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